Water Damage is Not Always Evident‌ So, Know What To Look Out For!! If you can smell a musty smell or hear taping noises in your home when it rains, you may be the victim of hidden water damage. Often people ignore the sighs of water damage until it is too late, and the appearance of mould becomes the first alert. At Capital we have the tools and equipment to identify water damage that may be hidden from the naked eye. If you look at the photo opposite you would think that the wall is dry, if you touch the wall above the mantel piece it feels cold but not wet. You could assume there is no problem here, even if you hear some tapping when it rains.
Water Damage is Not Always Evident‌ So, Know What To Look Out For!! We have taken the same photo using a Thermal Image Camera (see opposite) and you can see a very blue area this is the area of Water Damage that cannot be captured using a normal camera. When it rains water is coming in from the roof flashing and through the tiles wetting the wall around on top of the fireplace. The home owner could smell a musty smell when it rained but had never imagined that there was a water damage issue, until mould started to appear behind the mirror hanging on the wall.