Storms are already
troublesome by themselves alone, with their gusty winds and
torrential rainfall dealing all sorts of damage to a home’s
exterior. Assuming your home can survive the winds, nothing could
probably prepare it for the potential damage water can bring. If you
think termites are the sneakiest home destroyers in the world, think
again—water would be a definite heir-apparent.
There are numerous ways
water can damage a home and everything inside it. For instance,
gutter leaks do much damage if left unattended. Once the wood
assembly located on the ceiling gets wet, the water can encourage the
growth of damaging microbes in just a single day, significantly
weakening the structure in no time.
This is due to a simple
explanation: whenever water touches anything organic, rot and mold
would definitely follow, though mold develops a day or two and
overall, rot takes much longer to manifest. If the seriousness of
water damage isn’t convincing, ponder on this: there was an
instance when a certain customer of a restoration company woke up one
morning to find that his refrigerator’s back corner had dropped
through a soggy wooden floor. The reason was that a leaking icemaker
has been dripping for years—without his knowledge.
Bottom line is, keeping
a home dry by whatever means necessary is critical. Termites and
other destructive bugs can be killed, but not water. If it enters the
home where it should not, it stays behind for long and gradually
destroys the structure.
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