You have no way of knowing if you will be a victim of a flooding event. Hopefully, you’ll never deal with this disaster but it is important to know how to handle the situation should it happen. After you’ve seen inches or feet of water in your home and accepted that there will be a certain level of loss, you will need to push forward.
Pushing forward at an important time like this is necessary to ensure that water damage is kept to a minimum and that you can return to your life sooner rather than later. We have put together a list of tips to help get you through any major flooding event, and don’t forget to call for professional services whenever the situation occurs.
Keep reading for more information!
Water Damage: More Than The Weather
When you hear the word ‘flood,’ it is typically on the news or while watching the weather. Floods usually come from heavy rains, hurricanes, melting snow, and other natural disasters… Right?
Well, yes… but they can also come from your plumbing. Problems like leaking pipes and hot water heaters, faulty washing machine hoses, clogged drains and sewer lines, as well as burst pipes (due to freezing or otherwise,) are all flood hazards.
Luckily, unlike natural causes, indoor flooding from plumbing is preventable. If you are noticing that something is out of place or amiss, it is best to call All Clear Plumbing to quickly fix the issue.
Cleanup Quickly
Once the water has stopped gushing, your home’s electricity should be checked. This is simply a safety measure to ensure that no one will be shocked from a wet outlet or wiring.
After you know that it is safe, water removal must begin. This can be done with a pump or if there isn’t much, it can be done using towels. Once this task is finished, begin assessing the damage to your floors, furniture, walls, cabinets, tubs, and toilets.
If you notice that your floors and walls have significant damage, chances are the tubs and toilets have sustained some water. This will be a project for a plumbing contractor–otherwise, you may be dealing with mold for a long period of time. This is definitely not the place to cut corners as mold can be dangerous and problematic when you attempt to sell your home.
Scrub The Air
At this point, you probably have a contractor that is working to remove any drywall and floors that received water damage. This contractor uses chemicals that create fumes and stirs up drywall dust. You also probably have some mold, whether you realize it or not.
Air scrubbers work to clean the air of these contaminants, not just make your home smell better. These are important to the flood aftermath because they will keep your family’s lungs safe from harmful particles and spores.
After retiring the air scrubber, you should keep a nose out for musty smells. If these occur, it could indicate mold and the need for a specialist. The likelihood of this is slim if the repairs are made correctly, but it can happen.
