How To Prevent Water Damage

To be honest, there is no actual way to prevent all types of water damage. Accidents and natural disasters do happen. However, there are some good habits to get into to ensure that water damage isn’t something you have to worry too much about. Here is a list of things you can do to help prevent damage in Chandler.

Broken Pipes

One of the most common sources of water damage is from broken pipes in your home. These pipes can break for a whole slew of reasons including erosion and freezing pipes.

When you buy a home for the first time, it may be a good idea to find out what kinds of pipes they have inside the walls and when they were installed. This information may not be available to you, but if you have an older home, you might need to budget in replacing some pipes over time due to erosion. Pipes have varying life expectancies depending on the material used. 

You can easily avoid freezing your pipes by making sure you keep the temperature of your home well above freezing. This may sound like a no brainer, but many people who have holiday retreats, find out the hard way that pipes will freeze if you don’t keep the heat on in your home while you’re away. 

Appliance Leaks

Sometimes appliances just kick the bucket because of age, but many times it is because they weren’t properly maintained. It may be useful to put on your calendar, every six months, a day where you check all the appliances in your home; such as dishwashers and washing machines to make sure there are no clogs in the drain. If or when a leak does occur, make sure you wipe up the excess water quickly to avoid more damage to surrounding flooring and cabinetry. 

Sewer Backups

Backups in your septic system can be caused by a lot of things, but commonly it is because of a tree root or something clogging the pipe in your system. These repairs can be quite costly if you don’t catch them right away. Sewer backups into your home are not only disgusting, but dangerous to your health as well, so it may be worth considering hiring someone to snake your sewer lines once a year to look for blockages. In the off chance that you do have a sewage issue in your home, remove yourself from that area and do not attempt to clean it up. Contaminated water can make you very sick or cause rashes on your body. Contact Valleywide Restoration right away if you have any kind of black water damage. 

Though water damage cannot be wholly eliminated, you can prevent them by making sure you take care of all the systems in your home. It can be a lot for a new homeowner to keep track of, but if you set quarterly, bi-yearly, or yearly reminders in your calendar, you will be able to stay on top of it and keep your home running as smoothly as possible.