Protect Your Mercer Island Home: Water Damage Mitigation Strategies
Top Water Mitigation Tips for Proactive Homeowners
Nothing can bring your plans for a productive day to a screeching halt more quickly than unanticipated water damage. You might feel like you cannot spare even a few extra minutes, but planning and implementing proactive water mitigation strategies for your Mercer Island home is well worth the time. Not only does it prevent avoidable harm to the integrity of your dwelling and the destruction and expense of such damage, but it also offers the satisfaction that you have prioritized the health and well-being of your family and gained peace of mind. Putting protections in place allows you to work and play without worrying about water woes.
We Aim to Be Your Water Migration Partner
Although AdvantaClean of the Eastside is always ready to help with professional water mitigation for Mercer Island homes, we want to stand with you and not instead of you. In short, we are eager to share practical tips with our valued customers that help property owners avoid the complete devastation of water damage. Even if circumstances occur that require our IICRC-certified technicians to step up, your decision to put proactive measures in place makes our assessment of scenarios more straightforward and assists us in resolving matters quickly and at a lower cost than if you ignored recommended maintenance and improvements.
Ways to Mitigate Residential Water Damage Risk
AdvantaClean of the Eastside urges you to make a real difference to the exposure to and intensity of water damage in your Mercer Island home by integrating these suggestions into a routine inspection, maintenance, and repair schedule.
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Minimize Outdoor Water Intrusions
Ensure roofs and precipitation run-off systems are operating and in good repair, including checking for:
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Shingles, flashings, and vents attached firmly and appropriately to stable and solid decking.
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Clog-free gutters are connected at the correct angle to clear and functioning downspouts that deposit water ten or more feet away from your foundation.
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Proper sloping of the ground surrounding your home to minimize seepage and promote drainage away from the perimeter.
Inspect foundations and crawl spaces for cracks and pooling, arranging for or making repairs as needed:
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Inspect HVAC and Plumbing Systems
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Check for leaks and seepage, including checking nearby furnishings, fixtures, and building materials for weakness or deterioration resulting from active or water damage--investigate and arrange for repair of even minor issues that could swiftly explode into significant problems.
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Locate and insulate or otherwise protect piping that could experience freezing.
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Appliances
Failures of hoses and pumps on dishwasher or laundry equipment and cracked water heater tanks are common and avoidable sources of interior, non-storm-related flooding--monitor and fix or replace immediately if needed.
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Leak Detection and Management
Consider installing smart leak detection equipment, most of which can be monitored remotely through your phone. A sump pump system can manage occasional seepage and leaks, directing fluids to its pit and sending the water outside.
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Barriers and Platforms
Keep barrier methods like baffles and sandbags handy in areas where you suspect water could intrude or pool. Use raised platforms and supports in basement and utility rooms containing appliances, heating and cooling equipment, and stored items to keep these items above the flood line.
Count on AdvantaClean of the Eastside for practical water mitigation tips you can use in your Mercer Island home. We also are available 24/7 at (425) 649-0600 for professional water mitigation and remediation assistance.