If you are a homeowner, you probably regard your house as being the single largest and most important investment you’ll make in your life, not merely a place to live. It is essential to protect this investment to ensure as large a return as possible. But there is an issue. More than an issue, but an enemy: water. Good plumbing and drains are essential in your home because water inside the house is a dangerous enemy that needs to be controlled.
Drains are an essential component of a good plumbing system. Scraps of food while doing dishes in the kitchen clog the sink; food must go down, and stay down. Purchasing a garburator is an excellent way to add lasting value to your home for two reasons: it prevents drainage clogs and keeps bacteria and dirty food particles out of sight, leaving your kitchen free of germs when you’re preparing food (a good time to be germ-free). The washroom poses potentially far more devastating problems: it’s not hard to imagine the disaster when a toilet begins to spew it contents! With this in mind, it’s easy to understand the value of having reliable drainage in one’s home, and that’s why it’s an extremely valuable asset to be able to claim when estimating your house’s monetary value.
Chinese water torture is famous because it reveals the damage a single drop of water can do over a long span of time. If leaky plumbing goes unnoticed for a few weeks, even days, it can do a surprising amount of damage to more areas than you may initially think. Mere drops of water seeping out of pipes will gradually ruin paint, drywall, and will rot wooden beams and frames. Disaster stories range from paintings receiving water damage, mold build-ups, to basement floods. The essential thing is to fix it immediately because these problems get exponentially worse as time elapses. Look up towards the ceiling in places where you know there are pipes and be actively on the lookout for leaks. All it takes is a glance every once in a while.
Sometimes water can infiltrate from outside the house. One thing to do is make sure your eavestrough isn’t clogged by leaves. You want the water to run off your roof and get as far away as possible as soon as possible. You don’t need to actually climb on the roof to check this, just make sure the water emerges from the base of the eavestrough where it’s supposed to come out. If it’s coming out in small drips during a hard rain it means it’s likely collecting on the roof, so be alert. In any case, it takes a small amount of water can create massive headaches. In all cases it’s cheaper to fix it upon initial sighting.
Plumbing is especially important to do well because pipes are frequently hidden behind walls. If there is a problem it usually won’t be detected for some time, and once it’s been discovered it’s frequently necessary to tear holes in the walls in order to access the plumbing so it can be repaired. Sometimes, the process involves making several holes in the wall before the leak in the plumbing can be detected.
Suffice it to say, a good plumbing and drainage system is a terrific and necessary investment because it is a core part of the home that greatly increases its desirability and overall value.
