Residential Water Damage
Water Damage Restoration
Water damage describes various possible losses caused by water intruding where it will enable attack of a material or system by destructive processes such as rotting of wood, mold growth, bacteria growth, rusting of steel, swelling of composite woods, de-laminating of materials such as plywood, etc.
Five Stages of Water Damage
Stage 1. The free-flow of water by gravity. Stage
2. The wicking of moisture into materials that are in direct contact with water. ...
Stage 3. High humidity damage.
Stage 4. Active microbial growth.
Stage 5. The spread of microbial to other, originally unaffected areas of the building.