| On July 19th, 2009 the Washington DC Metro area | | | | no one in the family can pinpoint. Most likely the odor |
| faced a major flood that lasted two whole days. The | | | | may be derived from water damage inside of the |
| flood caused major damage to several houses, and | | | | drywall. It is definitely possible to have rotting in the |
| also many commercial buildings. These houses and | | | | foundation of your home that does not become |
| building faced huge water damage problems. The | | | | evident through the drywall. If you sense a strong odor |
| homeowners that were not heavily hit also faced a | | | | in your home that you can not locate, call a water |
| dilemma; How to know when water damage is severe | | | | damage specialist. This may save you a ton of cash in |
| enough to call a professional. | | | | structural damage in the long run. |
| When it comes to water damage to a house it may | | | | Another hidden sign of flood damage that is a little |
| not always be obvious at first. There are some tell tale | | | | more noticeable is water marks on the drywall or |
| signs that homeowners can depend on to guide them | | | | ceiling. More often than not these marks are caused |
| to making the right decisions. Some of these signals | | | | by roofing issues. The marks on the drywall may also |
| include mold detection, strange odors, and water | | | | reveal a more serious problem than you initially |
| marks on the drywall. If you see any of these | | | | expected. Water tends to travel from the support |
| problems, please don't attempt to handle it alone. There | | | | beams in the roof throughout the house and can end |
| are many cases were people were seriously injured | | | | up settling on the basement or a lower level in your |
| or even killed due to hidden water issues. It never hurts | | | | home. What may originally may have seem like just a |
| to get professional advise of an experienced water | | | | roofing problem, may now have become a major |
| removal company. | | | | flood damage issue. |
| Mold is a serious effect caused by water damage | | | | Being able to assess damages caused by heavy |
| that definitely requires calling a flood damage specialist. | | | | rainfall in situations similar to the flood in the |
| The damage caused by mold, in most cases is not | | | | Washington DC metro area is not at all difficult. The |
| visible for months after it has started. In addition to | | | | problem occurs when one has to determine the |
| the obvious eye sore that mold presents, it can also be | | | | appearance of minor damages that can cause major |
| a major health hazard. The longer the presence of | | | | water damages in later times. The key lies in being |
| mold goes undetected or untreated the more health | | | | safe as oppose to being sorry. Any signs such as |
| problems it can present, especially to younger children | | | | mold, strange odors or water marks should be |
| and senior citizens living in the home. | | | | preceded by calling a water damage specialist. |
| Many times the presence of water damage is unseen. | | | | I hope this article was helpful. Thank you for reading it. |
| In these situations there is often an unknown odor that | | | | |