Did you know that your home is 85% more likely to be damaged by water than by fire? Water does a lot of damage to homes because the materials homes are made of can be destroyed when penetrated by water: wood, carpet, insulation, plaster, drywall and more.

Basement flooding and sump pump breakdown can be especially bad due to electrical problems that can arise. We always recommend a sump pump (if you don't already have one), and a battery backup sump pump.

It doesn't have to rain to cause water damage in your home. The average home has hundreds of feet of pipe that carry water to nearly every part of your house. Your home is always one pipe-break away from flooding. Unless....

We found these handy water alarms that can save your home and everything in it. Just put this little alarm under sinks and it will detect the slightest drop of moisture. They work next to washing machines, toilets that overflow, sump pumps that stop working, under dishwashers, by water heaters and near floor drains.