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Why Water Damage is So Sneaky
Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 07:26
Why Water Damage is So Sneaky
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jon_Arnett]Jon Arnett
Everyone has seen pictures of floods and monsoons; tons of water crashing over roads, bridges, and even buildings. This type of water damage is obvious and very dramatic.
Yet there is another type of damage from water that is much more insidious, more sneaky. This is the type that many people tend to ignore, but eventually regret ignoring.
The little leak in the basement, the leaky rooftop, the damaged shingles, the damage on the walls, the musty carpet, the mold growing in the bathroom. You know the kind: it is not big enough to warrant immediate attention, so we just let it slide.
The trouble is, water is relentless. It doesn't care if you are there or not, it just keeps on finding the path of least resistance. This is why it is sneaky, it just sort of creeps up on you and one day you wake up with a damaged iPhone, or wet cell phone. Or maybe you hear some dripping that is new to your ears. Now the ceiling is damaged, or the hardwood flooring is damaged. If only you had taken preventative steps when you first noticed the water stains or smelled that musty smell! Now you need to do some serious restoration.
Painting your basement floor, fixing a leaky foundation, or fixing a leaky roof are serious matters that demand your attention. You either pay now, or pay later. It is less painful and cheaper to pay now.
Most of the time, you can do the restoration on your own, at least, if you are handy and have time. If not, there are many reputable water damage specialists listed in the yellow pages. You can also contact a good contractor to get advice for hiring somebody to help with your problem.
When you set about fixing your problem, you need to first determine what the cause of the problem is. If you don't know where it is coming from, you are only treating the symptoms and not the cause.
Very often, the cause is far away from the obvious problem. One time I had a water leak in my living room ceiling that was very difficult to trace back to the source. Eventually I discovered a leaky roof shingle, but it was far, far away from the ceiling damage. Water can travel along rafters and floor joists until it meets enough resistance to begin dripping.
Leaky bathtubs, sinks and toilets are also very common, and often left to rot. Make no mistake, water is the enemy of your wooden house! It will destroy it, if it has a chance. Many times the cabinet under the sink is full of smelly mold and disgusting old rags that are breeding grounds for illness causing mold.
This mold can be especially hard on children or the elderly. It is simply not fair the the young or old to be subject to this health hazard because the responsible person is negligent with fixing the water leak and subsequent mold.
In very severe cases, people have to move out of the house, just to keep their health. Many slumlord type landlords refuse to properly fix these problems, causing a lot of needless suffering. The problem can become so severe that the entire house must be burned down.
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