In Fort Worth, damage from water comes in many hues—metaphorically speaking. Imagine this: a surprise rainstorm leaves your cellar looking more like a children's pool. Or perhaps you've met a naughty water main that decided to misbehave and leave an unexpected indoor waterfall. Sometimes, it's those wily little roof leaks that think they're funny, leaving behind odd drips, way too much humidity, and some very strange stains. And let's not even go there with those flat-out crazy flash floods that can turn any warm corner of your home into a water park without the fun. Each of these situations is a Water Somewhere Story waiting to unfold, with a unique beginning, middle, and end.
Water damage is like a surge of uninvited guests that just won't take a hint, and much like those guests, it can be tricky to deal with—and usually requires a whole lot of mopping to get to the other side. I like to think of water damage as requiring a similar mindset to detective work: You often need to figure out what happened and why, and you can't always go with your first guess. Take, for example, the flood that might seem like the big culprit, but actually, the real villain could be the dishwasher that has been dripping behind your cabinets for who knows how long.
An Understanding of What Lies Beneath
Just beneath the surface of your disaster lies the knowledge of what requires action now, and what else could just wait a bit to see if it really needs to be done. Your home could look as though it has been the sitting target of a water slide, and you could still, in fact, have a peaceful home, provided you have addressed the right areas. And by the way, no heroic water preservation position is complete without using a lot of the right tools in the right places.
However, it’s not only the visible mess that needs addressing; there’s much more that can cause trouble if it’s not taken care of. The live threat of mold doesn’t care about appearances; it will set up shop anywhere there is a little moisture and not a lot of air. Mold is as non-discriminatory as it is persistent—it can grow in just about any hidden corner of your home post-water incursion. That’s why, in addition to ensuring visible areas of the home are returned to normalcy, it’s also crucial to take measures that space out any mold in the not-so-visible areas of your home when drawers, closets, and nooks are shut.