Water Damage, Mold and Restoration Companies in the Phoenix Area

What Makes Phoenix Different

The desert air dries a spill fast, so people assume a hidden leak will dry the same way. It will not. Water under a slab, inside a wall or beneath tile has nowhere to escape, and it can feed mold for weeks while the room looks fine. Most Valley homes sit on slabs, and a warm spot on the floor or a jump in the water bill can point to a slab leak.

Monsoon season runs from June 15 to September 30. Short, violent storms drop heavy rain on ground that cannot soak it up, and washes fill in minutes. Flat roofs with parapet walls are common here, and when leaves and dust clog the scuppers, water pools on the roof and finds its way in. Clear roof drains before the first storm, and treat floodwater that comes in from outside as contaminated.

Valley water is hard. Scale shortens the life of water heaters, supply lines and the valves on washers, dishwashers and ice makers, so many losses start at an appliance. Evaporative coolers on older roofs can leak into the ceiling below, and extreme summer heat is hard on roofing, which cracks and lets the next monsoon in.