By the time your basement starts flooding, it's too late. The damage is done, and you'll end up paying exorbitant fees to fix the problem and clean up the mess.
But in truth, water damage doesn't usually come out of nowhere. In most cases, flooded basements and other expensive leaks start small and grow with time. They begin as:
|- Simple cracks here and there
- Easily overlooked puddles
- Tiny leaks that you can't even see
Fixing these smaller problems isn't always free, but it's much cheaper than dealing with real water damage — the type that forces insureds to camp out for a few nights at the closest hotel.
The goal is not to reach that point. Water damage (of any type) usually carries a price. But scanning for damage before it gets worse is an invaluable investment where the only real cost is time.
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