A roof leak, a burst pipe, or another source of water in a\nbusiness can cause significant structural damage. Water can also damage or\ndestroy equipment and inventory and cause mold, which can create a health\nhazard and can leave a building temporarily unusable. Since commercial property\nwater damage can be so costly, it\u2019s in your company\u2019s best interest to take\naction to avoid a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Often, a leak occurs because a minor problem goes\nundetected and gradually becomes worse. With routine inspections of the roof\nand plumbing fixtures, your company will be able to identify problems and have\nrepairs made before issues become serious. Depending on the size of your business,\nyou may want to assign the task of inspecting the roof, gutters, and plumbing\nfixtures to a small number of individuals, or it may make more financial sense\nfor your company to sign a contract with an outside service provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When water goes somewhere it shouldn\u2019t, there is often\nwidescale damage to valuable property, such as computers and servers. One easy\nway to limit the amount of potential damage is to keep sensitive electronic\nequipment elevated so that if the room it\u2019s in floods, the equipment will be\nless likely to get damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In areas that get cold in the winter, frozen pipes are a\ncommon source of commercial water damage. When pipes freeze, they can burst and\nflood a building. Insulating pipes and walls can prevent frozen and burst\npipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a water-related issue arises, addressing it quickly can\nmitigate the damage. A problem can only be addressed if someone is aware of it.\nIf a leak occurs when the building is closed at night or on a weekend, there\nmay not be anyone around to see what is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why a leak detection system is so critical. It can\ndetect the presence of water where it shouldn\u2019t be and notify a monitoring\ncompany or one or more individuals who work for your business. Then someone will\nbe able to take appropriate action, such as shutting off the water in the\nbuilding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water can cause major damage to a company\u2019s building,\nequipment, and inventory. If you run a business, you should review your\ninsurance coverage to make sure you will be able to get your operations back up\nand running quickly if a water leak occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Petruzelo Insurance can discuss your company\u2019s needs and\nhelp you find appropriate business insurance<\/a>\ncoverage. We can compare rates from several leading insurers and help you find\na policy with affordable premiums. Contact us<\/a> today to\nlearn more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roof leak, a burst pipe, or another source of water in a business can cause significant structural damage. Water can also damage or destroy equipment and inventory and cause mold, which can create a health hazard and can leave a building temporarily unusable. Since commercial property water damage can be so costly, it\u2019s in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2950,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions\/2950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}