Water Damage Is Invasive and Expensive
When it rains, it pours. You’ve heard this saying since you were a kid and it never had a drastic impact on you. When you took over the business or bought your own home, you never once thought of this saying unless it was in passing during a storm. But when the roof started to leak, the true meaning behind the saying reared its ugly head. Not only was the leak causing water to enter the building, but the structure started to wither away. Mold started growing in hard-to-reach corners. The ceiling frames started to bend and bulge. What was once a minor inconvenience will now cost thousands of dollars and several renovations to fix.
While this scenario is entirely hypothetical and you still rarely think of the phrase “When it rains, it pours,” it’s important to keep the end result in mind whenever a storm rolls through. If you have leaks in your roof but haven’t made a move to fix them, you’re in for a rough time. For starters, your attic space and any items stored up there will take a significant amount of water damage. Water gets everywhere and when something gets wet, it becomes weaker. The ceiling beams supporting your roof start to degrade. The effects won’t be felt immediately. It may take months or years before you see a noticeable change, but by the time it’s visible, it’s too late. You’ve already entered the stage where you have to make the tough call to renovate the roof and sink hundreds or even thousands of dollars into the structure.
Wall deterioration and wood rot are some of the most common results of roof leaks. Water doesn’t simply pool up and sit around waiting for a mop. It moves around, absorbs into surfaces, and evaporates and permeates the air. Rooms suddenly become humid and plaster starts to peel. When you touch a wood beam and feel a little give, you’re in trouble. And if the walls have taken on a darker hue than normal or there are clear water stains on the ceiling tiles, it’s time to make a change.
Water damage is invasive and expensive. Water manages to find its way into places you wouldn’t think possible and wreak havoc on your building. It’s expensive, because now that it’s at this point, you need to make the tough choice to gut your building from the inside out and repair the roof while you’re at it. How could this have been avoided? A simple roof inspection and repair job.
Why put off the inevitable? With the help of State Contractors Roofing, you will never need to worry about leaks or water damage ever again. Our skilled technicians inspect your roof and determine how much damage the water has caused and how we can help prevent this from spreading further. We take roofing seriously and aim to prevent any future problems through careful repairs and ongoing maintenance. Save yourself the hassle and frustration of water damage—trust in State Contractors Roofing.