Where Water Damage Is Most Common

Your kitchen and bathroom are the two most common areas to find water damage in your home and preventing it is probably a lot easier than you think. It might be a little annoying to have to remember to do these things on a semi-regular basis, but you won’t regret it when you realize how much money you’ll be saving. Water damage restoration can be expensive and why pay those costs when you can take a few minutes every now and then to make sure your two most at risk areas are covered?

If you’re lucky enough to have a dishwasher, you know that sometimes you’re unlucky enough for it to leak water out into your kitchen floor. If you do, it’s best to get this taken care of as soon as possible. The longer you allow your dishwasher to leak water into the floor, the more susceptible that area of the floor will be to water damage. Check the hose or pipes that lead to the dishwasher and see if those are leaking or have any weak spots.

One trick to use to see if you have any hidden leaks in your home is to turn off any and everything in your home that uses water (don’t even flush the toilet) and check what your water meter says. Leave these things off for about an hour and then go back and check your meter again. If the numbers have changed, you have a leak somewhere in your home.

The ice maker in your refrigerator can cause water damage a lot easier than you might think. The water line to this part of the refrigerator can rupture or like any other water line in your house, a connection can be lose and cause water to spew into the floor. If the door to your freezer doesn’t shut completely, then everything in your freezer will thaw.

A lot of water damage in the bathroom can be caused by a toilet that keeps overflowing over time. If you have small children in the house, make sure to supervise them while they’re in the bathroom. Most people know that babies putting objects into the toilet that do not belong there is a common occurrence and isn’t to be taken lightly. A piece of jewelry or a toy car can be the cause of a series of toilet backups and as a result, water damage around the base of the toilet. This will eventually cause the wood to rot if you don’t have a tile floor or if the tile around the base of the toilet is not sealed properly.


Jim Corkern is a writer and promoter of quality
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