08/25/2026
Her ceiling collapsed. Nothing upstairs was leaking.
The HVAC ducts drop from the attic down a chase beside the staircase. The chase was never sealed, and the ducts had tears — so hot attic air met cold escaping air, and it basically rained inside that wall all summer.
Our thermal camera found the water trail running DOWN the stair wall. The meter read 999 — fully saturated. We contained it, dried it, documented every step, and the duct problem got fixed too — the cause, not just the symptom. The hardwood floors were saved.
That's the third HVAC-condensation water loss we've handled in six weeks. If you've got a faint ceiling stain and can't find a leak, don't wait for the collapse.
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