Most expensive water damage is not dramatic - it is a $6 supply line dripping for three months. Once a month, spend fifteen minutes: look under every sink, behind the toilets, at the water heater base, and at the washer hoses. Feel for dampness; look for mineral crust and rust blooms that mark slow weeps.
Add the elevation round to the Castle Rock checklist. Before the first hard freeze, walk the exterior walls and garage runs for uninsulated supply lines, disconnect the hoses, and test the sump by lifting its float. Twice a year, look at the foundation for the new hairline cracks bentonite opens, because next season's seepage enters through this season's crack.
Meter trick: note your water meter reading last thing at night with everything off, then check it first thing in the morning. A changed reading with no use means water is going somewhere it should not.
Replace rubber washer hoses on a schedule, not after a failure - braided stainless lines are cheap insurance. And know where your main shutoff is before you need it at 3 a.m.; finding it is a daylight job.
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