Dealing With Damp and Water Damage In Your Home

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For many of us, our homes are the biggest financial investment we make in our lives. They don’t come cheap and you’re going to put a lot of money into buying your home and maintaining it. It’s also a space we invest a lot of time and effort into. We want to keep it clean and presentable at all costs. After all, it’s the space we relax in, the space we entertain guests in, and – overall – the space we truly live in. So, it’s not all too surprising we put a whole lot of effort into keeping it in ship shape.  One area that we often fail to pay attention to, however, is damp and water damage. When we forget to protect our homes against water damage and fail to see the warning signs of water damage, we can often end up in a messy situation where our homes are being put at risk. It can cost a lot of money to repair the aesthetic and structural consequences of water damage, so it’s absolutely essential that you’re on high alert for it at all times. Here’s a little information on the subject that will help you to prepare and deal with potential water damage threats and maintain a clean, safe and tidy home.

What Is Water Damage?

Put simply, water damage is absolutely any damage caused to your home by the presence of water. When you have a properly functioning home, you’ll find that water only ever enters your property through the pipes that are specially fitted to bring water into your home. It will stay within these pipes, traveling around your home and only coming out of the taps at the other end (as and when you turn the tap on). If there’s ever unexpected water in your home – whether that’s water coming out of a tap that’s turned off or water coming from somewhere it shouldn’t be – you can find yourself dealing with a whole host of problems.

What Damage Does Damp Cause?

When water is left in your home, it can create dampness. This, in turn, can result in problems such as mold and wood rot. Damp areas cause mold, which can spread throughout your property quickly. Once mold establishes itself within your property, it can be extremely difficult to put a stop to. The damage it causes is also difficult to rectify. Wood rot is when water damages the wood in your home. Now, you may not think your home contains much wood, but most properties’ structures are highly reliant on wood. Think of all the beams behind your walls and composing your ceiling. When you have wood rot in your home, you can quickly find yourself dealing with major structural damage.

Tackling Damp and Water Damage

So, what can you do to tackle damp and water damage in your home? Here are a few areas to focus on!

Prevention is Better than Cure

Of course, prevention is better than cure. Make sure that your pipes are all functioning properly, that there aren’t any missing tiles or holes in your roof, and use the Best Flashing Sealant wherever there are gaps in your property. If you live in areas prone to flooding, make sure you’re stocked up on sandbags.

Remove Mold

If you have minor cases of mold, you need to find the cause and eliminate whatever’s allowing water and damp to be present in your home. You then need to remove it. For minor cases, there are special cleaning products you can find in the supermarket. For major cases, you might want to call in professional help.

As you can see, damp and water damage can pose a huge threat to your home. Hopefully, the above advice will be able to help you prevent damage from occurring in the first place and put wrongs to rights with existing damage!