Preparing For Water Damage

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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.

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Clogged Drain Dramas: How to Unclog a Drain

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It sits in the center of every sink, at the end of every bathtub, and could be anywhere at the bottom of a shower stall… that’s right. You see them all the time. Drains that faithfully work to take away soapy water, food waste and more.

So when they slow down or even quit working entirely, it is very frustrating and annoying.

Your first inclination is to grab a plunger, which might work but more than often… it doesn’t work at all. But you have to try! Sometimes, a connecting drain to the plugged one allows air to escape and the plunging action is worthless. You can plug the second drain with a towel or cloth, and that might help with the plunging action.

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Ways to Avoid Water Damage

3 Ways to Avoid Water Damage

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What is a water damage? It’s anything that happens in your home that causes problems for you and your family.home-page2 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, a water damage in your home is bad news. Even the tiniest bit of water can cause all kinds of problems, from the worse (mold damage) to the least (pesky odors). There are three things you can do to help prevent water damage in your home:
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Preventing Water Damage from the Outside

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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:

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Water Damage Prevention | Martin

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Seven Ways To Prevent Water Damage In Bathrooms

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.

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Hidden Leaks

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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.

Under every sink in your home, you have two types of pipes: Supply and drain. Either type can leak and cause all kinds of damage, often at a slow but steady rate, and not only to the floor directly under the pipes. Water can run down into the sub-floor, into floor cavities and even into rooms underneath.

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