Preventing Bathroom Water Damage

3/23/2022 (Permalink)

Bathrooms are arguably the place where the most water is used in your household. As such, the likelihood of water damage occurring or at least starting from this room is pretty high. We wanted to give you some tips on how to help prevent water damage from happening in your bathroom!

Repair cracked, broken, or missing tiles – If there are cracks or missing tiles in your bathroom, these are spots where water has much easier access to the rest of your house and can get behind walls and under floors faster than if that tile barrier was still functioning.

Exhaust Fan – Make sure that whenever you use the shower that you turn on your exhaust fan. This fan helps to pull out any extra moisture in the air from the steam in your shower and stops it from building up on your walls and ceilings. This is crucial to helping prevent mold growth in your home.

Bathmats – While used for safety as well, having bathmats on your floor can help prevent water from building up around your tub or shower. Just make sure if they get overly wet that you move them and dry them out, and don’t leave them soggy on the floor or it defeats the purpose entirely.

Shower Curtain Liners – Shower curtains usually come with a decorative piece as well as a liner that is meant to go inside the tub. Make sure that before you shower this liner is inside the tub and not hanging out of it, otherwise water can run off the curtain and straight onto your floors!

Regular inspections – You should inspect your valves in all of your water fixtures regularly for proper function as well as making sure there are no leaks. Additionally, a general inspection of the floors and walls to ensure there are no water spots or stains.

There’s always the possibility of unavoidable water damage, but with these tips hopefully you can help to mitigate the damage and lower the chances of anything severe happening. While no one likes water damage, we’d love to help you deal with yours. We’re here to help 24/7, 365 days a year. 864-229-6610