| In addition to causing destruction, water
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| | house and adding rain gutters will guide
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| damage also has an adverse affect to the
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| | rainwater away from the house.Openings
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| indoor air quality of your home.
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| | from the house to the attic and poor
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| Damage from water can cause wood rot,
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| | ceiling insulation in houses located in
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| insect infestation and mold .The obvious
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| | colder climates can lead to ice dams that
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| causes of water damage are leaking roofs,
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| | cause water to back up into the house.Air
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| windows, doors, foundation cracks and
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| | leakage from the house to the attic will
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| visible plumbing leaks.
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| | carry moisture in the form of humidity
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| These are fairly easy to detect,
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| | into the attic that can form water on the
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| enabling a quick repair before maximum
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| | underside of the roof leading to rotting
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| damage occurs.The not-so-obvious culprits
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| | and mold.Typical leakage points between
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| are moisture behind finished basement
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| | the house and attic are:leaky attic
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| walls that are insulated with fiberglass;
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| | hatches
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| poor grading around foundation walls and
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| | holes drilled for plumbing pipes and
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| air leaks that occur between the living
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| | electrical wires that penetrate the attic
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| space and attic.Insulating finished
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| | and are usually not sealed
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| basement walls with fiberglass is not a
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| | Recessed light fixtures that are not the
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| good idea.Fiberglass will absorb water
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| | airtight type
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| and not allow it to travel through the
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| | Exhaust fans that vent directly into the
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| wall, preventing a drying effect.Some
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| | atticFor those who live in warmer
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| people think installing a plastic barrier
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| | climates, water damage can occur within
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| in the wall is the answer, but this
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| | your walls because of poorly designed air
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| approach only traps moisture.
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| | conditioning systems.Systems that are
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| A better way is to use rigid insulation
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| | oversized (a larger capacity than
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| (also known as blue board).This
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| | necessary)will not remove enough humidity
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| insulation is semi-permeable and allows
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| | which leads to high moisture levels that
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| moisture to travel through the wall,
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| | condense on cooler surfaces.Duct systems
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| allowing it to dry.
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| | that are imbalanced can draw outside
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| Water can also enter the basement if the
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| | humidity through walls that can produce
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| grade of the land is pitched toward the
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| | water in the walls.Mitigating these
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| house.Grading the soil away from the
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| | problems requires a professional.
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