Leaks can occur anywhere in a house. Even a small leakage from a pipe or a clogged drain can lead to serious troubles later on. If not detected on time, it can be damaging for the walls, floors and other areas of the home. If there would be a leakage at some place, there will be some signs of it. So never ignore them and get them repaired at the earliest.
Water Stains is a sure way to identify a current or old water leak. Where you find the stain indicates where the leak may have originated. A water stain around windows or at the bottom of exterior doors show that water is getting in from the outside.
If you find some stains on the ceiling, then there might be some leakage in your roof. There can also be some problem in the plumbing lines inside you attic. If you have a leaky sink or a pipe, you will notice stains at the bottom of the cabinet.
A wooden floor can be easily damaged through a leak. Do keep an eye on certain areas of your home like, kitchen floor around the dishwasher or the refrigerator, or in front of a poorly sealed window. Bathroom area is also a high risk area for leaks.
These leaks can be even more damaging where you might have to spend a lot of money on the repair. Soft and soggy beams may be an indication of some structural problem s a result of water damage.
An easy way to detect a leak in the toilet is to use food coloring test. Just ass some drops of a dark food color in the toilet tank after flushing it once. Wait for approximately 15- 20 minutes. If you see any traces of color, then there is a leak somewhere in the system.
Many of these signs and symptoms of water damage are apparent after a good length of time, and in many cases extensive damage has already been done. A handy device to alert you of a leak in the early stages is a water-leak alarm.
It has a plug-in main unit with battery backup and a sensor pad. Place the pad where a leak is most likely to happen (under the washer, in the crawl space, under a water heater, etc.). It will sound an alarm if it senses as little as a few drops of water.