Suspect Your Home May Have Water Damage? Look for These Signs

2/7/2022 (Permalink)

For year-round homeowners in Phoenix, it’s common knowledge to inspect your home after torrential rains to look for potential water damage. However, for those who only live here part-time, coming home to questionable damage makes it hard to tell if water damage is to blame or something else. By identifying and treating problems earlier, SERVPRO can help to prevent situations such as mold growth and severe oxidation from causing damage to the structural components of your home. Here are a few signs that may indicate water damage in your home.

Discolored materials in the house

Many materials common in homes show water damage through discoloration if the damage has been sitting unnoticed for a while. Pigments or dyes used in fabrics, paints, flooring, and other surfaces can change color on a permanent or temporary basis when they come in contact with water, and can continue to be discolored once the water dries, such as yellow stains, though the shape, spread, and specific color of these spots can vary depending on how much water has been released, and what materials it has already come in contact with. One of the most destructive results in a water damaged home is color bleed from one fabric to another. If you come home to your winter house and notice such issues, it may be time to call in SERVPRO to look for water damage even if the water is long gone and advise on how to remediate the situation.

Unusual, musty, or moldy smells

A result of long-standing water damage can be unusual, musty, and off-putting smells. Oxidizing metals, damp wood and other materials, and long-term mold growth can all create unique and pungent odors in your home that are hard to deny. While smells can be useful to identify a problem, simply spraying the air with an air freshener won’t cut it, which is why SERVPRO technicians use multiple deodorization methods to rid your home of any unwanted smells by finding and getting rid of the cause.

Unusual sounds

Unusual sounds behind walls and below floors could be an indication of a water leak or other plumbing issue in your home. Drips may be obvious when you hear them but be alert for other unusual sounds as well. Water at high pressure inside pipes in your home can create unique sounds when something is amiss. Whirring or whooshing sounds of water running is a big tell and needs immediate attention to be addressed.

Contact SERVPRO if you have water damage

No matter how long the damage has been sitting for, SERVPRO of Central Phoenix can help homeowners with water leaks, floods, and other disasters in their homes. If you come home to suspicious signs of damage in your home, call us at (602) 386-4268 so we can get to the root of the problem and fix the situation.