Why Household Leaks Need Immediate Attention
Why Household Leaks Need Immediate Attention
Three reasons why you need to have a water leak fixed immediately.
Written by The Stay Sane Mom Staff | See Comments | Updated 01/12/2022
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Why Household Leaks Need Immediate Attention
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When you're busy raising little children to be responsible and amazing adults, something that can slip by is small jobs around the home. The creaky floorboard that we will get around to fixing, the little patch of carpet that seems to be peeling no matter how many times you stick it down, that small gap leaking air under the window.
Most of the time, we do get round to it, and they won't cause any harm to add children, but when it comes to things like water leaks, that's a different story.
There are some places around the home where you can find water leaking, and if you do happen to, you must call local plumbers to come and fix it as fast as possible.
The difference between those other small things that you'll get around fixing and a water leak is that a water leak causes damage to your home and your health.
Safety
Any surface that happens to be soaked in water and has water repeatedly landing on it will have a questionable structure. For example, if you have a leak in your roof and it is dripping onto any wooden beams or plaster, the structure no longer becomes safe.
The other issue is that floors and other surfaces with water on them can become a slip or trip hazard.
Any surface that is not waterproof and has prolonged exposure to moisture will incur a lot of damage.
Aesthetics
Often when there is leaking water within the home that you don't know about, over time, the walls will begin to look damp, and they will present with a brown patch.
Each time the water leaks onto the area and drys again, it will add an extra ring of brown around the leak's location.
Mold may appear as the surface is exposed to moisture and air. This, in turn, leads to a foul and musty smell traveling around your home.
After a while, the musky smell caused by the leaking water can become unbearable, and it will impact how comfortable you are within your home.
Health
No parent wants to hear that their child's health is in danger. And those small leaks are precisely the kind of thing that we are talking about when we talk about hidden hazards.
As soon as there is mold in the home, this can present respiratory issues, allergies, and asthma in children and adults. Furthermore, you can often find fatigue, dizziness, and headaches occurring more frequently.
Even after treating the surface mold, it will continuously grow as long as there is water to feed it. This is why it makes the best sense to contact a professional to deal with the leak and then a company to clear away and treat the mold after.
It’s not easy to stay on top of home maintenance, and you’re not alone! This excellent post is just one of the valuable articles that can help you manage it easier: What Home Maintenance Tasks (and When To Do Them) | Stay Sane Mom.
So here are three reasons that you need to have a water leak fixed immediately.
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