Aloha Home Watch Services, LLC
Phone 941.538.8522
  • Home
  • Services
    • Why a Home Watch Service?
    • HOME WATCH INSPECTIONS
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • HOME WATCH BLOG
  • TROPICAL WEATHER
  • Visitor information

Welcome to my blog

A small glimpse of my life at Aloha!

My Story

Near Disaster Avoided!

2/15/2014

1 Comment

 
Picture
While conducting a routine home inspection of a newly acquired home watch property, I discovered and prevented a potentially disastrous situation.

During the inspection
I spotted a small puddle of water in the master bath, right below the water line leading to the toilet. I quickly located the source, a leaking fill valve in the tank.  The puddle was small (about 2" by 2”), but I was concerned because it was collecting against the wall.  I needed to check to see if water had seeped under the wall and into the adjoining closet. Sure enough, after pulling back the shirts that were tightly-packed on a low-hanging closet bar, I discovered that the wall and carpeting were damp and had very early stages of MOLD growth.

Even though the puddle seemed small and contained, the slope of the floor caused the water to flow away from the toilet and under the baseboard where it was absorbed by the carpet and drywall.  The combination of the tightly-packed clothing (restricting air flow), the steady supply of moisture and the warm room temperature, the perfect environment for mold was created. Fortunately for this homeowner, this story had a happy ending. The leak was discovered before causing substantial damage! Another Home Watch success story!

                    CAN YOU IMAGINE THE DAMAGE IF THE LEAK HAD GONE UNNOTICED
                                        FOR SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS?


          If that were the case, this story, would have had a very different and expensive ending.
  That's why hiring a Home Watch Company is such a small price to pay for so much peace of mind.


Here are three quick tips we can take away from this Home Watch success story.

  • When leaving your home for an extended period of time, shut off the water to your home. If for some reason you have to leave it on, have someone check your house frequently.
  • When storing clothing in your closets, spread your clothing out to permit air ventilation throughout the entire closet.  If for any reason there is moisture buildup, this will help prevent mildew or mold from having a more favorable environment to grow.
  • And the most important tip, use a Home Watch Service to monitor your home to help prevent expensive repairs and provide peace of mind while you're away.


1 Comment
Huntington Beach Carpenters link
9/12/2022 01:37:50 am

Grreat read

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    December 2022
    November 2022
    January 2022
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013

    Author

    Bill Medred is the founder and owner of Aloha Home Watch Services, LLC

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photos used under Creative Commons from wuestenigel, Anna Oates, CoreBurn, Bludgeoner86, Atomic Taco, kleuske, Wonderlane, sun dazed