Don’t Let The April Showers Get In The Way Of Your Pipe Health

Rain, dirt, and pipes; these three things may seem like they have absolutely nothing to do with one another, but during the rainy season, they can affect each other greatly.

When heavy rainfalls, it can saturate the dirt in the ground. Overly saturated soil can become soft, and soft soil doesn’t stay put as well as hard soil does. What do we mean by that? Well, think of the phenomenon of a landslide.

When it rains excessively, it loosens the earth on a mountainside, causing it to shift and come cascading down the mountain. On a smaller scale, the same sort of thing can happen to the earth under your home and around your pipes.

After continuously heavy rains, the earth around your pipes can shift, which can cause your pipes to collapse, potentially leading to a slab leak. Broken pipes can cost you hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars if you don’t address the problem quickly.