What Water Damage Threatens New Providence Homes This Winter?

12/27/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO mitigates the water damage caused by frozen pipes and ice dams on a New Providence Roof. We're Faster To Any Size Disaster.

Knowing how winter weather can cause flood or water damage ultimately protects your New Providence home.

The winter season can bring joy as well as traumatic experiences for area homes and businesses. When harsh weather conditions expose the vulnerabilities of your structure, water damage and costly flooding can result.

Snowmelt and Ice Jamming Flooding

There are many threats to the region, including natural flooding, frozen pipes and ice damming New Providence homes might endure. Natural flooding caused by ice jamming and rapid snowmelt has a similar strength and destructive tendency as flash flooding.

The Fears of Frozen Pipes

One of the common callouts for our experienced team is the damage resulting from a broken or burst pipe after it freezes under harsh winter conditions. Insufficient insulation and lack of warm air circulation are often to blame.

Is Ice Damming a Common Concern?

Spotty insulation in the attic against the roof can cause heat loss through portions of the roof. While this can elevate your utility bills, it can also lead to a damaging situation like ice damming on the roof that forces snowmelt back into the attic space and floods your home. It is important to recognize any vulnerabilities of insulation to combat this.

SERVPRO is Here to Help

Experienced SERVPRO professionals are ready to help when events like ice damming and burst pipes become widespread threats to your home. We rapidly respond to emergencies to begin vital mitigation and restoration steps as soon as the team first arrives. We can provide a wealth of emergency services and restorative actions like:

• Extraction
• Cleanup
• Drying
• Deodorization
• Build-Back

Regardless of the conditions that lead to the water damage a home might experience, we have experienced SERVPRO of Western Union County professionals to help. When preventative steps are not enough to stop winter water damage, We're Faster To Any Size Disaster when you call (908) 791-9177.