Sources of interior water damage

Interior · Floors · printed page 353 (PDF page 354)

Book index entries

Structure Openings Flooring – Sources of Interior Water Damage Interior Water Damage Source to Flooring Furnace – Interior Interior Floors

Text in the illustration

heating leaks
ice damming and condensation
roof or flashing leaks
toilet
plumbing leaks
air conditioning leaks
door leaks
melting snow
accidental spills
wall, window, solarium and skylight leaks

Generated explanation

Nine vignettes illustrate potential sources of interior water damage, including damage to floors. A radiator represents heating leaks, while roof sections show ice damming at an eave and water dripping beneath a roof near a pipe penetration. A toilet and drain piping illustrate plumbing leakage, and an air-conditioning assembly above a furnace is shown with water pooling on the floor. Other panels depict a sliding glass door, melting snow on boots, and a tipped bucket spilling water. A house exterior with a glazed solarium and skylight represents leaks through walls, windows, solariums, and skylights.