Water Damage Restoration in Aledo, Texas

What to Do Before Help Arrives in Aledo

Before a crew reaches your property, these steps help protect people and belongings:

• Shut off the main valve or well breaker for a supply leak, and cut power to any room with standing water at the breaker panel.
• Keep everyone out of water that may be touching a well pump, outlet, or appliance.
• Move furniture and valuables to high, dry ground and lift things off carpet onto blocks or foil.
• Do not use a household vacuum or shop vac to remove standing water; it can short and cause a shock.
• Photograph the source, the water line, and damaged items before you move or discard anything.
• If a ceiling is sagging, stay beneath it only long enough to place a bucket, and never stand on a soft floor.
• Treat muddy storm water or any water from a drain as contaminated and avoid skin contact.

Local Water Damage Causes in Aledo

Parker County's storms create the first category of damage. Hail pounds roof coverings and flashing until they leak, and heavy rain overwhelms gutters, sending water down foundation walls and into low rooms. Because so much of the terrain slopes, storm water concentrates quickly in draws and creek channels, and during a flash flood event it can cross roads and push against homes near the bottom of a slope.

The clay soil underneath does the rest. It swells when saturated and contracts as it dries, and the repeated movement cracks slab foundations and the supply and drain lines embedded in them. Beyond that, Aledo's mix of rural and suburban homes brings its own failures: well pressure tanks that rupture, water heater fittings that corrode, and washing machine hoses that split while the house is quiet.