Handling Water Damage from Outside Water

7/2/2024 (Permalink)

Mold and water damage often go hand in hand. Here we had to rip out the drywall and drydown the studs before we reinstall the drywall and repaint.

For most homeowners in Wichita water damage is a huge concern when it comes to their property. Broken pipes, drainage issues, or intense storms can all be major sources of water damage to properties, especially Wichita basements. With more storms on the horizon, we decided to put together some information for you to consider in protecting your home from water damage caused by storms. 

Prevention

Preventing water damage from occurring is much cheaper and hassle free compared to the alternative. Drainage is the first thing to look at. Ask yourself, are your gutters clean? How far away do your downspouts deposit the water from your home? Are they being deposited to an area which runs away from your home?

Making sure your gutters are clean and that the water they move goes far enough away from your home alone may be enough to prevent a water damage by itself. If your downspout is not bringing water far enough away, getting gutter extenders or French drains installed can carry that water to an area which slopes away from your home and send that water far away from your foundation.

Check your sump pump and consider how old is it. It is much cheaper to replace an old sump pump than it is to replace an old sump pump after a water damage has happened. Look at getting a battery backup or even better, a water pressure-based backup which will run for a long time even if you lose power or the primary pump. Another issue that can occur is when a sump pump exhaust hose is too close to the home. This will cause the water pumped out to flow back toward the house and back into the sump pumps reservoir. This will cause a constant cycle of pumping the same water out which will eventually burn out your sump pump. Look into more piping or even a gutter extender to send that water further away from your home.

We live in Kansas so we know that even if we do the best we can to prevent these kinds of things from occurring, mother nature still decides whether your basement ends up flooded or not. Fortunately, that’s why we have been here in Wichita for over 20 years helping people out. One of our employees answers the phone 24/7 and we offer emergency services day and night 365 days a year.

If you need help, we are ready to extract water, set up drying equipment, and everything else you need to make your home look "Like it never even happened." That is even more true today now that we offer reconstruction services so we can bring you from flooded home back to ready to host a party while dealing with just us. Call us today at 316-684-6700.