Every year, home and business owners are at risk of property water damage. Water damage can happen for many different reasons and when it does, there are certified and insured water damage cleanup professionals like Regency DRT in Port St. Lucie that can help. However, property owners can prepare for water damage by taking preventative measures to stop it from happening in the first place. Here are some things you can do to decrease your risk of water damage.
What is a water damage?
It can be a simple over-flowing of a sink onto the kitchen floor. Or perhaps a toilet didn’t flush properly and it sloshed out a bit onto the bathroom floor. Then again it can be a little more serious such as from a broken pipe that spewed water everywhere in the basement when it was time for spring watering of the flowers.
No matter what, water damage in your home is bad news. Even the tiniest bit of water can cause all kinds of problems, from the worst (mold damage) to the least (pesky odors).
Here are three ways to avoid water damage in your home: Continue reading “3 Ways to Avoid Water Damage”
Water has a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it, destroying everything in its path, and completely taking over parts of your home. This can cause an immense amount of stress and take a lot of work to get back to normal. However, there is a way to prevent water damage from happening to your home. Here are essential tips to safeguard your home’s exterior from water:
Water damage in bathrooms is a common problem for many homeowners. The main reason for this is that there are so many different sources of water in the bathroom. Water damage threats come from all around whether it be the toilet, sink, or shower. Below are seven tips for preventing water damage in your bathroom as recommended by our water damage experts at Regency DRT in the Martin County area.
When a pipe breaks, you know it. Water spewing everywhere, making all kinds of noise and a huge mess that leads to all kinds of expensive damage.
When a pipe leaks, that’s a different story as you may not discover it until expensive damage occurs.
Whether you’re the victim of a broken water line or hurricane flooding, water in the basement always means big problems. Once the source is contained, drying the basement as quickly as possible is essential for your health and safety. Pumping out the basement is “simple physics” but there are considerations. Should you rent some equipment from construction rental or hardware store? Or should you contact a water removal service to pump out the residual?
It’s pretty common to have a water leak and not even realize it. Most leaks are hidden from plain sight and require special attention to detail in order to notice them. Take a moment and look for the following signs that result in the need for leak detection services.
Continue reading “When Should I Call a Professional? (Leak Detection)”
Water damage is one of the most common problems for homeowners throughout America. The causes of water damage within homes are diverse. However, there are a few causes of water damage that make up the majority of incidents. Being aware of these common causes and how to prevent them will put you well on your way to keeping your home water damage free. Here are five of the most common sources of water damage according to our professional restoration technicians at Regency Disaster Response Team in West Palm Beach.
In the restoration industry, the term mitigation is one of the most commonly used words. Sometimes I get so caught up in our daily lingo, that I forget that not everyone speaks our language! I was reminded of this last week. I was speaking with a customer and explaining to him that he had a responsibility to mitigate his water damages. His response, “I don’t really understand this whole mitigation thing.”
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Have you ever walked or drove down a road and came across a sign that declared, “Floodplain Zone!”
If it was near your home, you might have panicked. But if it was somewhere far from your home, you felt safe.
A floodplain can be dangerous because any home in or near one is subject to flooding. If you have a basement, you have more to worry about.
But did you know that even if you live outside a floodplain, there are flooding issues that you must be aware of? Continue reading “Floodplain Zones: What you need to know”