Can you imagine the heartache and financial strain from unexpected water damage? Discover how to prevent such scenarios with expert advice from Chad Mallonee, owner of Hazard Clean Restoration. In this episode, Chad and co-host Garfield Bowen share invaluable tips on safeguarding your home or business against water damage. Learn about the vulnerabilities of aging copper pipes, particularly in high-humidity areas like Florida, and the benefits of considering a comprehensive re-piping for older homes. Chad also explains the critical role of regular HVAC maintenance in preventing leaks and controlling humidity levels.
Ever wondered why your bathroom exhaust fan is so essential? Chad breaks down how this often-overlooked fixture can prevent mold growth and maintain a healthy living environment. From understanding the complexities of HVAC systems to practical steps for maintaining your plumbing, this episode is packed with actionable insights and real-world examples. Whether you're a homeowner or a business owner, tune in to learn how to stay ahead of potential water damage and keep your property in top shape.
To learn more about Hazard Clean Restoration go to:
https://hazardclean.net/
Hazard Clean Restoration
(772) 259-5018
To learn more about Hazard Clean Restoration visit:
https://hazardclean.net/
Hazard Clean Restoration
772-259-5018
Episode Transcript
Welcome to the Restoration Revolution podcast,
where we help restore hope andput your family on the road to
recovery, one episode at a time.
Here's your host and owner ofHazard Clean Restoration, Chad
Melody.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Get ready to dive into the world of water damage
remediation.
Welcome back everyone.
This is Garfield Bowen, co-host, slash producer, back in the
studio with Matt Chad.
Maloney Chad, how are you doingtoday?
I'm doing great Garfield.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I am well, I'm well, I can't complain.
So, chad, when it comes towater damage remediation, what
steps do you take to preventfuture occurrences?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
You know, preventing water damage occurrence.
It's really a crucial aspect ofwater damage restoration and,
while we really focus onaddressing the immediate damage,
typically when we go into awater damage restoration project
, taking proactive measures tomitigate the risk can really
(01:18):
help save homeowners andbusinesses significant financial
and emotional stress in thefuture.
When I think about a couple keyareas to prevent water damage
from occurring in your home inthe future and how you can be
proactive with it, copper pipescome right to the front of that
(01:41):
Typically.
Typically when we get calledout to uh, you know a pipe that
is leaking or there's a leak inthe walls and everything else
it's it's a lot of times it's a,it's a copper pipe and, uh, the
, the high humidity in floridacombined with um, the chlorine
that's you going that's used inin the water to really is it and
(02:02):
everything else it reallycommonly leads to increased
corrosion and increase thesepinhole leaks in these copper
pipes and those leaks can reallyturn into costly repairs.
And while most copper pipesreally can last, you know, 20
plus years, if a home is gettingup there in age you know's 40
(02:25):
years, 30 years, 40 years, 50years, anything like that or if
that homeowner's already had torepair a pinhole leak, then it
really may be time to reconsiderre-piping the home.
The home, you know, it'sinteresting, even the there's
even cities that know it's sucha it's it's caused so many
(02:48):
issues that there's cities inFlorida that even offer loans to
the, to their homeowners tohelp them replace the entire
plumbing system, really get the,the, the whole house redone.
And with these, the, thesecopper pipes, you pipes, if you
just replace and just fix onelittle pinhole because that
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corrosion has been happeningthroughout that pipe.
Basically, once you fix that,the pressure goes up in that
pipe and typically you end uphaving more pinhole leaks.
And so that's something youwant to make sure that you, if
you've had that or you'resuspecting you may, you know,
have a licensed plumber come outand look at everything for you.
(03:34):
The next would be with HVACsystems.
You know air conditioning, soyou know a lot of times you know
your air conditioning unit canstart to leak.
You can have a backup in yourdrain line and and or third
point, if your system is notfunctioning properly, they can
(03:55):
lead to high humidity in your,in your home or business, and
you know you really want alicensed HVAC contractor to come
out there to inspect it, reallydo some some preventive
maintenance, inspect it, reallydo some preventive maintenance.
And I can't.
You know the drain line is sucha simple thing to make sure
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that you know that is gettingchecked on a pretty frequent
basis because it really cancause, if you get a backup on
your drain line, it can causesignificant damage in a short
amount of time, and so it'sreally important to take, you
know, take steps to make surethat's functioning properly as
well.
The third thing that reallycomes to mind is bathroom
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exhaust fans, and so we getcalled out a lot of times.
If there's mold in a home, in abathroom area or whichever, a
lot of times it's because thehomeowner either doesn't have an
exhaust fan or they're notusing it, the family's not using
it, and so, when you thinkabout when you take in a hot
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shower, it really releases asignificant amount of moisture
and water vapor into that air,which can then condense on the
surfaces and lead to mold growthif it's not properly ventilated
.
And it's recommended, you know,when you go in and take a shower
, that you turn that exhaust fanon immediately and then
(05:18):
continually, once you're donewith the shower, let that run
for about 20 minutes, becauseit'll actually allow the excess
moisture to be removed andreturn the humidity.
Allow the excess moisture to beremoved and return the humidity
back to a normal level bytaking just if I just think of
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those three key areas rightthere you really can take,
really look at you know,preventing, you know those are
three common areas that reallyyou can save yourself some
financial and emotional stressin the future by addressing
those when it comes to waterdamage, and just prevention is
the key.
So a little effort now, puttinga little effort in those three
areas, really can go a long wayto safeguard your property for
(06:01):
the long run so um chad, yes,how do you ensure that all
affected area is thoroughlydried and is treated to prevent?
mold growth?
That's a good question.
It depends on the scenario.
So you know we have a lot oftools that we utilize, a lot of
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different techniques andeverything else.
But you know, on a basic level,you know we're using things
like moisture meters.
On a basic level, we're usingthings like moisture meters.
We're also using things likeinfrared cameras and everything
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else that allow us to be able todetermine if we're at the right
dryness level that we'relooking for, especially if we're
drying out a property.
There's a lot that goes intothat.
We do moisture mapping, allkinds of techniques that really
ensure that.
You know you can touch asurface and feel it and be like,
oh no, it's dry.
You know, just took it up witha shop vac and it's, it's dry.
When really there's there's alot of bound moisture, uh,
that's in in that material, thatit's not dry and you know we
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need to get that out of thereand remove it or else that
you're going to end up with moldgrowth as that material slowly
releases that moisture over timeand also damages the material,
damages the structure.
So you know that's kind of aswe're going into, dry out or
when there is water damage.
You know there's a lot thatgoes, that lot that's involved
(07:28):
in that, and making sure thatwe're hitting that dry standard
that we're looking for forwhatever given material.
That is.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Good stuff, Chad.
So you got the pipe, the AC andthe bathroom fan.
Ok, I think we all goteverything all covered.
Good stuff, Chad.
We'll see you in the nextepisode.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
See you then, Garfield bye everyone thanks for
listening to the RestorationRevolution podcast, where
recovery starts here.
Let us help put your family onthe road to recovery.
Go to hazardcleannet or call772-259-5018.
That's 772-259-5018.
(08:10):
That's 772-259-5018.
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