How Storm Damage to the Exterior of Your Home Brings Water Inside Your Middletown Home

4/20/2022 (Permalink)

Damaged shingles can cause water to leak into your home. Inspect your roof often.

Weathering on a Home in Middletown Might Look Rustic but Underlying Problems Need Restoration 

Some of the older homes in Middletown exhibit a rustic facade. While cozy-looking to many people, such an appearance can signal damage to the inside of exterior walls. Other parts of the residence might also contain damaged materials. SERVPRO's technicians know how to locate such damaged places, and our building crew assists us with many of our restoration projects.

Wooden exteriors on your home or garage should protect the interior of your Middletown property from storms and other harsh weather. When rain or snow gets inside, the water can ruin the insulation and other elements of your exterior wall's construction. Any moisture inside wooden shingles or trim can freeze during cold snaps and push or warp these external items.

Wherever the roof lets in water, moisture can trickle down, happening inside walls or dripping down along visible portions. Sometimes the water seeps into and through ceilings and upper walls. We work with different qualified professionals to repair the roof and siding so we can get the interior components dry again. Until the exterior shell of your home keeps out precipitation, damage can return with every storm that passes through the area.

We use infrared technology to locate still-damp areas in your walls and ceilings. When exterior walls hold moisture, they can produce cold spots in your home during the winter because the insulation becomes compromised. These under-insulated areas can also let heat into your house during the summer. Adding insulation can help lower your utility bills.

When ceilings show stains, drying the area, followed by primer and then paint, can make the room seem like new. We have the equipment to make the entire process happen quickly and very efficiently. The trim in a room, such as chair rails or baseboards, might also need cleaned up and re-nailed to ensure a tidy look.

While nailing a few shingles or sections of siding back into place, if caught early enough, can prevent any damage, catching them in time rarely happens. Most homeowners do not have the equipment needed to locate every out-of-place item. Obvious ones, however, can lead to the discovery of adjacent ones threatening to come loose.

However, SERVPRO is always here to help you protect your property, so you do not need to worry about worsening or spreading damage. Our building services crew is licensed under Residential Contractor License # HIC.0652559 and can perform these tasks for you. Roofing is a dangerous job because it requires handling heavy items on a ladder.

SERVPRO of Middletown / New Britain provides skilled restoration services for flood and storm-damaged homes in Cromwell and Berlin. Call us at (860) 826-5169 when you want to protect your home from the effects of bad weather.