When I lived in Atlanta, I had a good friend of mine call me late one night with a huge issue. He lived right up the street, so I jumped in the car to see if I could help out with the issue. When I got there, it was way worst than what he had told me that it was. It was winter and apparently he did not keep his heat on in the basement. With that said, you have probably guessed by now that he had a pipe bust.

Well, we got the water department out there quickly enough and they got the water turned off. I had opened his basement door to start getting some of the water out. I knew that his carpet would be ruined. What I did not know was this was not the first time that this had happened.

In the meantime, his wife had be looking on line for people that deal in cleaning up after water damage. I went to tell her the bad news. It seems like they were in need of someone that was familiar with black mold removal. If this had been done right the first time, he probably would not be looking at this particular issue today.

If you own your home, do not take water damage lightly. Make sure that it addressed when it happens and get it repaired then and there.