How Floods Form
Floods form when water overflows into an area of dry land that is unable to sustain it. Weather and geographical factors both impact the severity of the flooding and how high the water percentage...
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Long-Term Damage Caused by Flooding
Nature can cause major upheavals when rivers overflow, hurricanes hit, and flash floods occur. Manmade disasters, too, like burst plumbing pipes, faulty dishwashers or broken washing machine hoses, are responsible for home flooding. Every...
4 Problems Caused by Humidity
The amount of water vapor in the air is known as humidity. Every home produces plenty of humidity through cooking, taking hot showers, and even breathing. Moisture is also released from the soil...
How Cleaning Gutters in the Spring Prevents Water Damage
The clean lines surrounding the edge of the roof are a result of a gutter system. While a pleasing aesthetic look is an inadvertent outcome of gutters, the drains surrounding the roof of the...
How to Save Your Business’s Flood Damaged Electronics
It’s a given—floods in the US cause $6 billion in damages annually. Any place rain falls is vulnerable to floods. When a business is literally under water, the first thing business owners should do after taking care of employees is save their flood damaged electronic devices.
5 Signs of Hidden Water Damage
We’ve all been there; taking a trip down to the basement to store some things only to find a small puddle in one of the corners or walking past our kitchen and pausing because...
How Does Insurance Cover Commercial Water Damage?
Water damage is harmful to any property. It ruins building materials and personal belongings and if the damage gets bad enough, it can even cause structural damage. The longer water damage goes unattended, the...
How to Prepare your Home for the Winter
When it comes to you and your family, preparing for cold weather means bundling up with heavy jackets and wearing weatherproof boots, scarves, hats, and gloves. But it’s important to remember that your home...
How to Prepare for Supercell Storm Damage
Some of us enjoy storm-watching as the clouds can form into very interesting shapes of different colors while creating strong, frequent bolts of lightning. But it can also be nerve-wracking to watch it creep...
Types of Damage to Watch Out for When Buying a New Home
When buying a new home, you want to be smart about your choice. Purchasing a home is a major, expensive investment. One of the things you must do when considering a house for purchase...
