Identifying Water Damage By Smell
Excess water causes millions of dollars of damage to Savannah, GA residences every year. Many times the water rushes in through a broken pipe or hole in the roof. But often, a tiny leak allows a slow constant drip to quietly attack the materials in your home. If you can’t see or hear the water, how will you know if there is a water problem? One effective tool you can rely on to detect water and mold damage is your nose. Musty Smell Often a closed room will develop an unpleasant, musty smell. With no ventilation, the stale air will become a breeding ground for fungi such as mold and mildew that give off a musty odor. A musty smell could also indicate that mold is trapped on the furnace filter or on the humidifier filter. When you turn on your furnace for the first time each year, a musty odor comes from dust and dirt collecting in the air ducts, which gets blown throughout your home when the furnace turns on. If this smell persists throughout the heating season, it coul...