Tiny Nail In A Pipe Equals Big Mess

3/2/2018 (Permalink)

Even the smallest puncture in a water pipe can lead to a sizable mold damage if left unnoticed.

In this picture is the source of a rather sizable residential mold loss.  That's right, this tiny little nail that accidentally punctured a water pipe in the bathroom wall cavity caused excessive mold growth throughout several rooms in a house.  So how did it go unnoticed for so long?  Two reasons: 

One - The source remained unnoticed for a while because it started inside of a call cavity and the water managed to stay within the wall cavity on the main level of the home.

Two - After flowing through the wall cavity on the main level, the water eventually made its way out of the wall cavity and into visible space inside of the home.  This space being the basement.  However, in this scenario, it was an unfinished basement that the homeowners rarely walked through.

Eventually the water made its way through the wall of the bathroom making it's presence known to the homeowners.  Unfortunately by that point it was no longer just a water damage as they had thought but a mold damage as well. 

Check out our Before & After Photos Page as well as our Photo Gallery for more photos from this mold remediation and be sure to give us a call if you are in need of our Mold Remediation and Restoration Services.  

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