07/04/2026
Itâs funny out of all the days, today is the day I noticed some wet drywall, investigated, and ultimately found a leak. Itâs a weekend that I was looking forward to relaxing. Now why is today significant?? well I was doing some reflecting on a number of various social posts I came across over the last few weeks. Iâve started to noticed a number of different notions around water/mold damage being put out there. That tend to breed a great deal speculation, paranoia, and in some cases straight up denial of facts. And this is pretty frustrating to see at times too, because ultimately itâs the consumers who suffer in the end from these notions.
We need to make sure that weâre being honest with ourselves in this industry, and more importantly to the consumers. Water/mold damage isnât something to be taken lightly, BUT itâs also not something thatâs impossible to solve either.
Nobody enjoys dealing with damage, including myselfâŚI just purchased my home, I got one of the best inspectors in Tampa to walk it, highlighted a number of things, but you know what wasnât highlighted or even found in testing, the very leak I discovered today.đ
Now if I were to go off of some the standards/notions of some of these individuals Iâm referring to, there would be hell to pay for my home inspector, and thatâs a very scary thought because if our âindustry leadersâ start to throw out logic, reasoning, honesty, and facts. You might gain something in the short term, but in the long term WE ALL will lose all credibility with the consumers.
They need us to be reasonable at a time theyâre dealing with a situation that might now be. Damage never comes at a good timeâŚ
Point ultimately being, you can do everything right. Do inspections, testing, remodel or even build new and something can still fail, break, or leak. Why? Because thatâs life, and just because something wasnât found or occurred damage wise it also doesnât mean thereâs always someone to hold accountableâŚUltimately I bought the house, itâs me and while itâs inconvenient (even for me) I have to deal with it just like my very own customers do. #
