Water damage spreads fast and gets expensive quickly. What starts as a small stain becomes rotted framing, damaged drywall, and potentially mold problems. We’ve seen $500 leak repairs turn into $5,000+ restoration projects. Structural damage is the bigger concern. Water weakens your chimney’s masonry and can affect your roof’s integrity. In Rhode Island’s freeze-thaw cycles, trapped moisture expands and contracts, cracking masonry and making leaks worse each year. The sooner you address it, the less it costs to fix properly.