Most of the time when we think of where an air conditioning unit is located in a home we think first floor, main level and so on. In this particular house, it was located upstairs and caused damage to the upstairs rooms as well as the ceiling and the rooms below it. 

Although this started off as a small water leak in the kitchen, technicians quickly realized that it affected the flooring throughout the entire house causing the flooring to be removed in all rooms. 

Frozen pipes can cause major destruction in a home.  This home had frozen pipes in the attic.  The main floor had to have 85% of the drywall and flooring removed.

One way to make the carpet drying process go faster is by using weighted extraction system.  In most cases, a weighted extraction tool can remove 97% of any moisture in your carpets, giving you a BIG headstart in the water extraction process and helping ensure your wet carpets are dried properly.

Water penetrates into structural cavities creating trapped pockets of saturation.  The detection of water in these areas can often only be discovered with sophisticated moisture detection meters.  Undetected moisture will continue to cause damage.  This damage, at a minimum, will cause odors.  Greater damage will surface when materials delaminate, shrink, split and further deteriorate to where costly repairs are required.

The most common causes for water damages are:

     Leaky roof

     Burst pipe

     Faulty window and door installations

     Broken or leaking water lines

     Leaky toilet

It's important to keep an eye our for these causes so you can catch them early on and avoid expensive water damage to your home.