water damage
Moisture ruins things
Water damage is harm caused by water intruding where it shouldn't—flooding, leaks, burst pipes, or prolonged moisture.
The term appears most often in insurance and property contexts: The basement suffered extensive water damage after the storm.
Water damage can ruin belongings, warp wood, promote mold growth, and compromise structural integrity.
Does your policy cover water damage?
- insurance claimDemand for policy payment
- leakEscape through a breach
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- seepageSlow fluid escape
corrosion · dampness · restoration · mold · black mold · heavy rain · discoloration · moisture · warping · drying equipment · drying out · basement · humidity · plumber · exclusions · condensation · storm surge · musty
- floodsflood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods, flood stage
- floodingmonsoon, flash flood, flood zone, river flood, floodwater
- floodwaterflood waters, rising waters, overflow, deluge, inundation
- hard to readblurry text, illegible, faded print, blurred, smudged
- humidity effectsmold, mildew, rust, corrosion, condensation
- postal problemslost mail, undeliverable mail, mail tampering, mail theft, damaged goods
water damagefire damage
Destruction from flames
smoke damage · wind damage · hail damage · storm damage · earthquake damage
water damagemint condition
Perfect, unused state
intact · undamaged · waterproofed · protected · restored
water damagewaterproofing
Making impervious to moisture
drought damage · water resistance · moisture barrier · flood prevention · desiccation