Eight kinds of wet, one page for each

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  Soaked floors

  Does the carpet squelch underfoot, or does a puddle cross the hall?

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  Split pipes

  Split pipes in Cartersville-area houses send water down the wall cavity, across the floor and into the ceiling below, with a stain as the only early sign.

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  Wet ceilings

  A brown patch on a Cartersville-area ceiling marks where water surfaced, and the source may sit in another room entirely.

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  Wet basements

  Water below the first floor of a Cartersville-area house may come from a pipe, a drain or one hard rain.

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  Backed-up drains

  Water that rises out of a toilet, tub or floor drain may carry sewage, so treat it as unsafe until a professional says otherwise.

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  Mold after a leak

  Dark patches on drywall, a stale smell in a shut room or a corner that stays damp can show up days after a leak.

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  Appliance leaks

  A supply hose that gave way, a dishwasher that overflowed or a water heater that started to weep can wet a laundry room, a kitchen floor and the room below.

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  Storm leaks

  A fallen limb, torn shingles or a lifted flashing can let rain into an attic and down a wall.

Standing water, split pipes, wet ceilings, basements, backed-up drains, mold, appliance leaks and storm rain, for homes in six Bartow County places.