Every winter, I get the same call. Water everywhere. They say it came out of nowhere-except it didn’t. These are the five leaks you can’t ignore: One: The slow drip under the sink. You think, eh, I’ll tighten it later. By February, you’ve got warped cabinets, mold, and a plumber’s bill. Fix: Wrap Teflon tape round the fitting tonight. Takes two minutes. Two: The toilet that runs forever. Quiet, right? Costs you twenty bucks a month in water. Plus, the tank’s rusting inside. Swap the flapper-five bucks at Home Depot, ten minutes. Three: Frost-heaved foundation crack. Ground shifts, hairline splits appear. Water seeps in like a thief. Spray expanding foam, call me if it keeps widening. Four: Basement window wells filling up. Rain turns into a pool, then pressure pushes glass in. Clean the leaves out now, add a cover-boom, dry floor. Five: Outside hose bib freezing. You didn’t disconnect it last fall. Burst pipe, goodbye drywall. Wrap it with an insulated cover, shut-off valve inside. Bottom line: tiny fixes beat emergency floods. Need help? Text (219) 964-8435. Northwest Home Pros. We come before the crisis.