A Detailed Look at Water Damage | SERVPRO of Bartow County

12/9/2021 (Permalink)

If water damage catches you off-guard and leaves you all wet, you’ve got help on your side. Contact SERVPRO of Bartow County.

When you were little, did you play house? When you played pretend, I’m sure your house never had water damage. When you dreamed about owning a home, seeing water flowing through a wall or splashing on your beautiful sofa certainly wasn’t part of that dream.

As we become adults, we realize life isn’t like it was when we played pretend! Accidents or disasters happen and sometimes cause damage to your home. As a homeowner at some point or another, it’s bound to happen to you.

While you always want your home to look good, it’s also important that you keep your pipes and appliances well-equipped and maintained. This will at the very least give you a chance to fight against the water damage statistics.

24%

This is the percentage of all home insurance claims that have regard to water damage. This means that one out of every 50 homeowners files a water claim with their insurance in any given year.

48 HR 

This is the number of hours you have to get the water cleaned up in your home before mold becomes a new problem. Sometimes, it doesn’t even take 48 hours, so the quicker you can get it cleaned up, the better!

98% 

Typically 98 may seem like a pretty good number, except in this case! If you have a basement in your home, you have a 98% chance of experiencing water damage. This is a large percentage, so you must stay aware of what is going on in your basement.

$10,234

That’s some serious cash! This is the amount that an average insurance claim for water damage costs. Water can do a lot of damage in a little amount of time. It can be destructive to the structure of your home, and it’s not always an easy fix.

14,000 

Would you be shocked if we said that this is the number of Americans who experience water damage to their home each day? That’s right—every six seconds, someone is having to deal with a newly busted pipe or leaky appliance.

13,000,000,000

You see anything with the word “billion” and you start thinking of lottery winnings! Unfortunately, that’s not the case for this number. The 13 billion we are talking about is the annual cost of water damage and removal only in the United States.

These are all large numbers when you take an in-depth look. And while they can be somewhat scary, the fact is, much of this water damage is preventable. As long as you stay on top of your home maintenance, and stay aware of your surroundings, you can reduce the risk of becoming part of these statistics.

If water damage catches you off-guard and leaves your home all wet, you’ve got help on your side…SERVPRO of Bartow County! Contact us at (770) 387-7455 or visit www.SERVPRObartowcounty.com for more information on our water restoration and cleanup services. We’re available 24-hours a day for emergency water extraction and structural drying.