“Water leaks waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water each year in the U.S.”But behind that waste is something more personal—homes destroyed, families displaced, and repair bills that can be brutal. After a small leak in my attic turned into black mold, I got serious. I built a checklist. I found the weak spots. And […]
“One inch of water can cause more than $25,000 in damage.”That’s not a hypothetical. It’s what my insurance adjuster told me—after my laundry room flooded. Water damage doesn’t play fair. And when it hits, it hits fast. But here’s what I’ve learned: preventing water damage in your house is not about luck. It’s about planning. […]
“Water damage accounts for nearly 24% of all homeowner insurance claims in the U.S.”That’s not a statistic. That’s a warning. One I learned the hard way. Water doesn’t always burst in like a broken dam. Most of the time, it starts with a drip. A slow leak. The kind that hides behind walls, under floorboards, […]
“Water damage is the second most common insurance claim filed by homeowners and renters—yet it’s the most preventable.” – Insurance Information Institute When I first started managing apartment buildings, I assumed fire would be the thing to watch out for. I was wrong. It was water. Silent, creeping, relentless. Leaks don’t just ruin ceilings—they ruin […]
“A 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can release up to 250 gallons of water a day.”That stat hit me the first time I read it. I imagined a slow drip, quiet and hidden, soaking into floorboards and insulation. Then I imagined the cost. The disruption. The calls to insurance. The frantic mopping. If you live […]
In a single apartment, a slow drip might not seem like a crisis. But multiply that by ten units. Or a hundred. Then add the compounding damage—wet walls, swollen floorboards, mould creeping behind the drywall. It’s not just water. It’s risk. It’s money. It’s avoidable chaos. I’ve seen the aftermath myself. One unnoticed leak on […]
“There’s a device that shuts off water before you realize there’s a leak.” That line sparks curiosity—and it should. Last month, one pinhole leak in a copper pipe emptied over 250 gallons of water in a day, leading to months of mold remediation and $9,000 in damage. In fact, water damage accounts for nearly one […]
At WaterAutomation, we’ve seen the pattern repeat itself: a small stain on the ceiling, a little spike in the water bill, a faucet that “barely” drips. It feels harmless—until it isn’t. Leaks are quiet. They don’t announce themselves with alarms. But the damage they cause can be deep, disruptive, and financially draining. 1. Leaks Start […]
“A small leak will sink a great ship.” – Benjamin Franklin That quote hits harder when you’re staring at a ceiling stain the size of a pizza. Or worse—watching your water bill creep up, month after month, with no clue why. Here’s the truth: the average household leak can waste nearly 10,000 gallons of water […]
“Water doesn’t knock before entering. It seeps. Slowly. Quietly. Expensively.” That quote stuck with me. Because it’s true. In the U.S. alone, water damage claims total over $13 billion annually. That’s not from hurricanes or floods. That’s from broken pipes. Faulty appliances. Leaky roofs. Invisible drips behind drywall that no one notices—until the ceiling caves […]
$11,000. That’s the average cost of a single water damage insurance claim in the U.S., according to the Insurance Information Institute. That’s not just a broken pipe. That’s warped hardwood, hidden mold in your drywall, and that awful moment you realize your basement smells like a swamp. And the worst part? Most water damage starts […]
It’s not fire. It’s not theft. Water is the most common—and expensive—threat to your home. According to Chubb Insurance, homeowners are three times more likely to suffer water damage than a burglary or fire. And unlike smoke, water doesn’t trip alarms. It seeps. Builds. Then breaks everything. The first time I dealt with it, I […]
