Four Common Causes of Water Damage

10/25/2024 (Permalink)

Water damage affects homes on so many levels. When water creeps into your Comal County property areas where it shouldn’t be, your floor could warp. Water damage also discolors beautifully painted walls. All that moisture can also lead to the formation of mold inside the building and a vermin infestation. If water damage isn’t immediately addressed, it could eventually weaken the foundation of any building.

Blocked drains

The drains in your kitchen sink, bathroom floor, and bathtub clog up for many reasons. Hair, grease buildup, toiletries, dirt, toys, and other foreign objects could obstruct the drainpipe and prevent normal drainage. Clogged drains can easily back up and eventually cause flooding and water damage inside your property when not dealt with immediately.

Leaking pipes

A loose-fitting pipe in the kitchen sink could leak enough water to damage the cabinet underneath it. A broken pipe inside walls could make things even more complicated. The water damage such a leak can cause would be massive, as the entire wall would be water damaged, and it’ll foster the formation of a whole colony of mold.

Worse yet would be a leaking plumbing supply line or a drainage pipe in the soil underneath your concrete slab. When this happens, you’ll likely face costly repairs.

Condensation from AC

Your air conditioning unit produces condensation, with the moisture dripping from the unit’s evaporator coil into a drain pan and out of your property through a condensate drain line. This drainage system works until the drain pan is damaged or the condensate drain line is clogged with dust or dirt. With the water unable to get out, it will leak from your AC straight into your home. In addition, all that water dripping from your AC unit can damage the floor and walls and make your insulation soggy.

Malfunctioning sprinkler systems

Once activated during a fire, a sprinkler system will undoubtedly save your property. Unfortunately, there have been incidents where older sprinkler systems have turned themselves on even when there isn’t the slightest indication of a fire. As you can guess, the water damage that a malfunctioning or accidentally set off the sprinkler system causes can be considerable, especially with computers and other electronic appliances all over your property.