Identifying and Mitigating Secondary Water Damage

6/10/2019 (Permalink)

Loose tiles due to water damage in a Todd Creek, CO home

No one likes dealing with flooding. Damage from a flood in your home in Todd Creek,CO, can be devastating enough, but if left unattended, it can get worse, turning into secondary water damage such as rot or black mold. Here are a few facts about residual damage and how you can avoid it.

What Does It Look Like?

When you find damage in your home from a leak, you may notice that the surface of the area needs replacing. Secondary damage can leave additional signs:

• Saturated, sagging drywall
• Peeling linoleum
• Loose tiles
• Mold growth
  
  

If you see any damage, you should have it mitigated. The more damage that occurs, the longer and more expensive restoration is going to be.

Where Does It Come From?

A common cause of secondary damage is the high humidity that lingers after a flood. Even if all the excess water is gone, moisture in the air can still cause problems. Black mold can grow on moist surfaces even if the surface has been repaired or replaced. Hidden damage is often exacerbated by water that stays where it doesn't belong. If the remediation process was delayed or not completed properly, the water problem has not been solved and thus more damage is likely.

How Do You Stop It?

The best way to keep more damage from happening is to fix the problem quickly. To do that, you need to call certified water mitigation specialists as soon as you suspect there is a problem. They can stop the issues that are causing the problem, assess the damage that has been done, remove material that cannot be salvaged and restore your building so that no more damage occurs.

Avoiding a problem doesn't fix it. Quick remediation is the key to stopping secondary water damage such as black mold and weakened walls or flooring. Your home can be back to normal in a shorter amount of time if the initial damage is mitigated in a timely manner.