Find and Manage Hidden Moisture Intrusion in Marietta Properties
AdvantaClean of Marietta's Professional Water Damage Restoration Services
Water intrudes through many pathways, damaging your Marietta home or business property. Some breaches are obvious: a heater rupture, the main supply line breaking, or fierce winds and heavy rains ripping shingles off roofs. These crises allow water to pour through your property immediately and in substantial quantities. Other invasions are stealthier yet no less disastrous over time. Tiny cracks in plumbing or appliance hoses, outdoor to indoor seepage through foundations, condensation, and episodic leaks around sinks, showers, windows, and doors result in significant damage and deterioration of structures, fixtures, and contents. AdvantaClean licensed and certified technicians would provide water damage restoration services that include moisture detection experts, solving the puzzle of water encroachment sources. They also have the training and equipment to devise effective water damage restoration solutions to these complex circumstances.
Signs That Water Is Damaging Your Marietta House
The most noticeable signals are an overland flood or completely burst pipe that needs no introduction. Smaller but persistent leaks require diligent searches performed by professionals, both for the water damage source and mapping the moisture incursions within your home or business. Commercial and residential buildings hide “superhighways” of framing, plumbing, and other utility lines that allow drops of water to hitch a ride, flowing far from the leak. Ceilings and walls are honeycombed with cavities where pooling unseen, soaking into porous building materials, evidenced by manifestations familiar to trained and experienced AdvantaClean technicians.
Walls and Ceilings
Drips from corroded connections, unsealed toilets, or a shower spraying over cracked or missing caulk add volume to the moisture incursion, soaking building materials from the inside out. Small amounts of moisture build up as the fluids head “downhill” from a minor leak from a loose roof flashing or poorly angled gutter. Water damage mitigation for property owners grow as the leaks become caches of standing water, trapped in a wide range of structural components and silently on the move across and down, following paths of least resistance. In addition to advanced moisture detection equipment that finds moisture hidden in walls and under floors, these are some visible signs of moisture encroachment AdvantaClean seeks:
● Staining -- sometimes just a darkening of the surface color, and other times a rusty, black, brown, or different color
● Peeling or bubbling paint as the corrosive moisture dissolves the bond between coating and surface
● Bulges -- found any place on walls, and including “hammocking,” when ceiling materials droop down between joists, or ceiling tiles swell and loosen
● Crumbling or softening of materials, discernable by touch
● “Sweating” -- surfaces showing a sheen, light exudate of water, or even drips and rivulets
Flooring
Moisture intrusion often shows up at the edges of a room through a wall, window, or door that permits water to move from building recesses or poorly sealed egress/ingress points. An attic leak can damage floors as it runs down inside the walls and fans out on the floor at a lower level. AdvantaClean crews look for:
● Asphalt, vinyl, and ceramic tiles dislodging as wet subfloors warp
● Engineered laminate floor rumpled and swelling, or peeling apart layer-by-layer
● Carpets and padding absorbing moisture
● Concrete floors pitting or cracking, or the amalgam breaking up into its original components
● Hardwood floors cupping, crowning, or buckling, and developing squeaks and “bouncy” areas due to swelling
Foundations, Basements, and Crawl Spaces
Interior lower levels or crawl spaces suffer water damage even though no ascertainable overland flooding occurs. AdvantaClean looks for cracks and poorly sealed joints that permit water to seep through bricks, concrete, cinder blocks, and other foundation materials. Crawl spaces might have construction defects or lack appropriate venting or vapor barriers. Causes of the abundance of water threatening to intrude can include:
● Improper grading and landscaping around the structure
● Absent or poorly maintained gutters
● Sustained rainfall and over-watering or improperly directed or leaking automatic sprinkling systems
System Clues
AdvantaClean also asks property owners about musty odors, which could indicate mold growth or increases in water bills and the quantity of water used compared to previous billing periods. Unusual knocks and rumbles or simple dripping sounds are clues of potential moisture invasion.
Do AdvantaClean Crews Use Special Tools to Detect Hidden Water Damage?
AdvantaClean uses precise mapping for water detection then begins water damage restoration and mitigation planning. Our Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC)-trained technicians augment the above inspection strategies with all or some of the following testing devices for the most accurate moisture migration information:
● Thermohygrometers test temperature and relative humidity (RH), identifying spaces with abnormally high RH value, thus likely containing water damage.
● Moisture detectors help define the perimeters of a moisture-compromised area.
● Moisture meters establish water absorption levels, assisting in locating high moisture pockets.
● Infrared imaging uses temperature variations to guide technicians toward wet materials and trapped water that can be hidden from the naked eye or other moisture-sensing devices.
Hiring the experts at AdvantaClean of Marietta ensures thorough detection and evaluation of water damage restoration needs for your residential or commercial properties. Call now, AdvantaClean of Marietta (404) 474-8443 to schedule an assessment.
AdvantaClean of Marietta
2265 Roswell Rd #100
Marietta, GA 30062
(404) 474-8443