Burst and leaking pipe damage
A burst supply line puts out several gallons a minute. A water heater that lets go empties forty or fifty gallons onto the floor at once. A slow leak under a sink can run for months before anyone notices the cabinet floor is soft. All three end the same way: wet drywall, wet subfloor, and a repair that is bigger the longer it waits.
What we handle
- Water extracted and drying set after a burst pipe, failed fitting or split hose
- Water heater failure cleanup, including the closet, garage or attic below it
- Cabinet, vanity and subfloor drying after a slow leak under a sink
- Ceiling drywall removed and dried after a leak from the floor above
- Wall cavities opened and dried where a pipe leaked inside the wall
- Repairs and rebuild once the structure is dry, by the same company
Winter freeze breaks
Metro Atlanta gets a hard freeze most winters, and pipes in attics, exterior walls and unheated garages split. The break often shows up when the pipe thaws, with water pouring through a ceiling. Shut off the main, kill power to the room, and call. We can be drying the same day.
Slow leaks and hidden water
A water bill that jumped, a warm spot on a slab floor, a musty smell under a cabinet, or paint bubbling at the base of a wall all point to water that has been running for a while. Slow leaks do more damage than fast ones because they get more time. If you find one, the wet area is almost always bigger than it looks; we measure it rather than guess.
Questions about burst and leaking pipe damage
Do you fix the pipe?
No. We stop the water damage, dry the structure and rebuild. The plumbing repair is done by a plumber, and we coordinate so the drying starts as soon as the water is off.
The ceiling is bulging with water. What do I do?
Stay out from under it, shut off the water, and call. We relieve the water, remove the saturated drywall, and dry the joists and the floor above.
My water heater leaked overnight. Is the floor ruined?
Not necessarily. If we get to it within a day, tile and concrete usually survive and a wood or laminate floor may be dried in place. Waiting a week is what ruins it.