Water damage
Water damage! Not words a home owner wants to hear. There are several ways that water damage can occur: your roofing can leak and drip down through the framing of your ceiling and end up creating an ugly brown spot in your ceiling or wall, or one of your plumbing pipes can leak, A hot or cold copper pipe can leak after years of expansion and contraction cycles have taken place while rubbing up against concrete or something else rigid, Kitchen faucets, bathroom faucets and the like can leak, Or a plumbing drain can leak, Shower drains, toilet drains, sink drains can leak when an ABS weld breaks, Hot water heaters can flood your home when a supply line breaks, shower pans can crack and leak, slab leaks, your air conditioners condensation line can leak and cause water damage, and on and on the list goes. As you can see there a numerous ways that water can wreak havoc o. Your home! The damage occurs when a substrate like plywood, OSB (a type of flooring/roofing) gets wet and expands thus separating the glued layers of wood particles forever ruining the woods structural strength and uniformity. Other items like drywall, particle board and carpeting soak up water like a sponge which distorts the products and traps lots of moisture which will lead to mold growth! If you have a water leak o any kind give us a call today!
Here are a few more pics and a link to more info on mold remediation.
