Water damage occurs in all types of ways.  Ways such as toilet overflow, sink overflow, dishwasher leak, washing machine overflow, or from a busted pipe.You don't expect it to happen, but if it does, you have to take some quick steps to stop any more damage.Eventually you do want to give your water damage restoration company a call, but before they arrive, do these steps.  This is coming from years of experience as a water damage San Diego company.

First, you want to prevent the possiblity of any electrocution.You have to immediately shut off all the power to the flooded rooms.The water restoration company should know how to walk you through doing that.

Second, you have to stop any more water.  You do this by shutting off the water source of the flooding.

Third, is you will want to protect any furnishings from further damage.  Leaving furniture in water can turn something that could have been repaired into an item that will need to be replaced which will cost more money.Remove them from the wet area as quick as possible.

Those are the things you have to do without hesitation before you even think about calling a water damage service.  But once you have done those things and have called a good company to do the water damage cleanup, here are a few more things you should do while waiting.

You will want to remove as much water as possible by mopping or using a large towel to soak up as much water as possible.  Remember, the longer any wall or furniture or flooring is exposed to water, the greater the damage can be including mold damage.

Next, you have to wipe off all the moisture from any furniture.Once again you are trying to minimize the costs of the damage as much as possible

Also you need to remove any wet area rugs, or anything else you find on the floor of the flooded area.

Finally you will want to open the closet doors and dresser drawers and anything else that can be opened which will allow the air to circulate.

Doing these things will allow you to minimize as much damage as possible prior to calling the water damage repair company.   This will also minimize the costs and save you a lot of money in the long run.

Tagged with: • • •

Filed under: Reverse Lookup Cell Phone

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!