Guides

Who pays when your Richardson apartment floods: landlord vs renters insurance, Texas landlord repair duties, what to do first, and protecting your belongings.

Questions to ask before you hire: IICRC training, itemized estimates, drying logs, check sign-overs, plumber referrals and Texas mold licensing.

What Category 1, 2 and 3 water and Class 1–4 water damage mean, with home examples, and how they change what gets thrown out and how long drying takes.

Mold can start within 24–48 hours of water damage. Why fast drying matters, where mold hides, when you can clean it yourself, and Texas licensing rules.

Drying usually takes 3–5 days; repairs take one to several weeks. A stage-by-stage timeline, what slows it down, and when you can move back in.

How to spot water damage you can’t see yet: stains, smells, swelling baseboards, warm floors from slab leaks, high water bills and the 15-minute meter test.

Water in the street, low pressure or a leak in your yard? How to tell a city water main break from your own pipe in Richardson, and who handles each.

Find and test your main water shutoff before you need it: the garage, water heater and curb meter box in Richardson slab homes, plus fixture shutoffs.

A pipe just burst? Shut off the main, drain the lines, cut power to wet rooms, document everything and call. A minute-by-minute guide for Richardson homes.

Rain pooling at your foundation or in the garage? Why Richardson’s clay soil and settled grading push water inside, the warning signs, common drainage fixes and who does them.