Potential Water Damage Risks To Your Commercial Property

12/3/2020 (Permalink)

As we head into the winter months here in New England most commercial property owners focus on preparing for the first snow storm and the cold weather to follow. The reality is, it is the fluctuation in the weather that increases the risk of water damage to your Foxborough, MA commercial Property. 

Commercial buildings often feature flat roofs exposing retail centers, schools, and warehouses to an overhead flooding hazard when snow and ice liquefy. When roof drains malfunction because of ice dams, and the frozen ground surrounding a building is unable to absorb more liquid, water will find its way inside.  

Fluctuating Outdoor Temperatures Increase Risk 

Cold, slushy water exacerbated by overnight freezes can impede your property's water drainage systems. It also can cause ice dams to form. Both of these scenarios increase the risk of water damage to your commercial property.  

If several feet around your commercial building becomes an ice-filled moat, temperature fluctuation can result in flood damage. Additionally, bulging ceiling tiles may be hiding a frozen ticking time bomb that, when melted quickly, may put undue stress on your structure or building materials and ultimately end up finding its way inside.

Outside, a visual inspection can show water blocked from flowing down drain spouts by debris or ice dams instead of sheeting down the exterior. These fluids find ways inside the building through permeable building materials like concrete and masonry. Walls become soaked, insulation packs down, and floodwater collects at the lowest level. 

Should your commercial property suffer water damage this winter, contact SERVPRO of Foxborough at (508) 533-5305! We will help you make it, "Like it never even happened."