Water Damage Numbers to Amaze and Astonish | SERVPRO of Marietta West

12/9/2021 (Permalink)

If water damage catches you off-guard and leaves you all wet, you’ve got help on your side. Contact SERVPRO of Marietta West.

Hundreds of gallons of water are waiting to go surging through your home right this very minute, and the only thing holding them back is your plumbing system. Every pipe, hose and water appliance is keeping the lid closed on a potential river that could ruin so many of the things you’ve worked hard to build and acquire. That’s why having a well-equipped and maintained plumbing system is vitally important.

You wouldn’t believe some of the numbers surrounding water damage in the U.S.—or would you? Let’s see.

24% | The number of hours in a day matches the percentage of all U.S. home insurance claims related to home water damage. Yes, almost a quarter of all claims, numbering one claim for 2% of *all homes every year, are water-type.

48 HR | Mold starts growing quicker than you’d imagine. In fact, you have 48 hours, tops, to control excess moisture before mold sets up shop in your basement or water-affected area.

98% | This one’s gonna hurt—this is the percentage of basements that will be affected by water damage at some point. If your home has a basement, the odds are overwhelming that you’ll experience some kind of water damage eventually.

$10,234 | Add a dollar sign to the front and you’ve got the amount of the average claim against water damage. Even water damage that’s reversible can be costly to manage, so you’re best off doing anything you can in the way of prevention.

14,000 | Circle today’s date on your calendar—this is the number of water incidents that will happen inside that circle. Yes, today. Every six seconds, 10 times a minute, a water damage incident occurs somewhere across the country.

13,000,000,000 | Another astronomical dollar figure, this is the amount, in dollars, insurance companies and individuals are shelling out each year to repair the massive amounts of water damage done in homes due to broken pipes, floods and other incidents.

Told you that you wouldn’t believe it. That’s an astonishing amount of damage, and an unreal amount of cost associated with insurance claims and repairs. But you can do your part to avoid being one of these statistics by keeping your plumbing up to date and stopping leaks as soon as you notice them.

*If water damage catches you off-guard and leaves your home or business all wet, you’ve got help on your side…SERVPRO of Marietta West! Contact us at (770) 428-5467 or for more information visit www.SERVPROmariettawest.com for more information on our residential and commercial water damage restoration and cleanup services. Call us as soon as water damage occurs and see how we can quickly and fully restore water damage to your home or business.