The Reality of Water Damage, Locally in Your Kingston Home and Throughout the Country.

3/1/2022 (Permalink)

Keep up with regular home maintenance to help avoid a costly, stressful water damage situation!

As adults, we know that life can be unfair at times. We work hard to provide for our family, keep up with monthly bills and stay on top of home maintenance.  When you own a home, you know going in that you are taking on a lot of responsibility as well as risk. At some point or another, no matter how much you prepare, your home is likely to be affected by water damage of some kind.

But with that said, you can take some peace of mind in knowing that you are keeping your pipes and appliances well-equipped and maintained. Doing so can lower your risk of becoming part of the water damage statistics:

24. This is the percentage of all home insurance claims pertaining to water damage. That’s one out of every 50 homeowners that file a water claim in a given year.

48. When water damage strikes home, there is no "right" response, only that you need to act quickly. You only have approximately 48 hours before mold can set in, which will cause you even larger problems like structural issues, and honestly, sometimes it doesn’t even take 48 hours.

98. If you own a home that has a finished basement (maybe that was made into a man cave or game room), you might not like this statistic: Homes with a basement have a 98% chance of experiencing water damage.

10,234. This may seem like a large number, and it is, but when you consider that it's the average amount of money paid out for water damage, you might rethink that. If you were to put a value on things in your home that water has affected, this number can seem relatively small.

14,000. This number shows how many Americans encounter water damage every single day! To put that in perspective, that means that every six seconds, someone is dealing with a new burst pipe or appliance that gave out.

13,000,000,000. Yes, this is a lot of zeroes! $13 million is the amount of money paid out each year in the United States for water damage.

Now that you see the numbers, you can see that water damage is something that happens every single day. And while this can feel overwhelming,  rest easy knowing that most water damage is preventable with proper upkeep and maintenance. Make sure you are doing your part in ensuring that your home is well-maintained and cared for.

If water damage catches you off-guard and leaves you all wet, you’ve got help on your side. Contact SERVPRO of Kingston/New Paltz to see how we can quickly and fully restore water damage to your home or business.