Has your home just experienced a major flooding? You may be looking for steps as to know what to do to help save your home. Flood water can quickly damage walls, furniture, wood floors or carpets. Water can damage many features inside the home as well. However, one of the main concerns during a flood is mold. Mold can develop within 24 hours of the flooding and there are many types of mold that is hazardous. Carpet Care 2000 will help guide you during this crisis and help save your home and carpets from major flood damages and combat mold.
What to Do After a Flood Occurs
Step 1. Find & Repair the Water Leak: Your very first step is to turn off the water to your home and determine the source of the leak. The source of the leak will tell you how you should react. For example, clean water that may have come from a broken water line is much easier and safer to restore inside your home. If the water is from a sewer line, call a dumpster, throw away everything the water touches, and prepare for major reconstructions of your home. Sewage water is filled with contaminates and bacteria that can cause major health problems, even after the most intense cleaning and restoration. After locating the source of the leak, you will want to make sure that it is repaired. If there is deep water present you can also rent water pumps and begin pumping out the water. You may require a professional plumber to help replace and repair the source of the leak.
Step 2. Extract Water: You will want to remove the water. Depending on how much water will change as to how to will deal with it. For deep water, you will want to rent a pump and begin extracting the water out, especially if the flooding occurred in a basement. For lightly soaked areas you can use a shop vacuum (also known as a Wet and Dry Vac or Shopvac) to suck out the majority of the water in carpets, rugs and furniture. Make sure you remove the filter as the water can damage the filter in shop vacuums. As you begin to remove the water, provide as much air flow as possible. Open the windows, turn on ceiling fans, or use portable fans, and leave the lights on. Light can help slow down mold growth.
Step 3. Clean & Restore Home After a Flood: Cleaning and restoring walls furniture, rugs, and carpets is one of the most difficult tasks of flooding. It require a lot of tools, equipment, time, and experience. In most situations a professional flood damage restoration service is recommended. This service is both efficient and cheaper in the long run. You will need to rent or buy a carpet cleaning machine that can also clean upholstery if the furniture was flooded. You will want to get a cleaner that can clean and treat carpet and upholstery for bacteria and or mold. Be thorough and take your time cleaning all of the fabrics. You will of course want to take all of the items out of the room that was affected. Take them where they can be cleaned and left to dry. Walls will need to be cleaned and treated. If the drywall begins to expand due to the water exposure, you may need to replace the dry wall that was damaged. Treat the walls with a mold cleaner. Bleach can work as well. It is also a good idea to repaint the walls. Make sure that you use a primer and paint combo. Once everything has been cleaned and treated, and the room is completely dried, you can move back in.
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If you find you need help restoring your carpets after a flood, contact Carpet Care 2000. We provide many quality cleaning and restoration services.
