Water Damage Tips

Once a home or business owner has identified the class of the water loss and determined it’s not a health risk to be exposed to the environment, there are several things that they can do to minimize the loss:

Water Loss Tips: 
• If you can’t stop the flow of water, contact a plumber
• If possible, keep the indoor temperature below 70 degrees.  This helps prevent microbial growth
• Place foil or plastic below furniture legs to prevent rust or furniture stains on flooring
• Turn off the electricity to any affected rooms
• Place draperies through coat hangers and hang them on the rod to prevent water circles
• Be extremely careful on wet, slippery floors
• Remove items from the floor in affected closets
• Remove breakable items from furniture items that will need to be moved
• Remove oriental or area rugs off of wet carpet
• Do not use household vacuum as this may cause an electrical shock
• Try not to walk on wet carpeting as this may spread water to unaffected areas

Sewage Backflow Loss Tips: 
• For safety, do not enter the affected area until after decontamination
• Pay special attention to children and pets.  They are more susceptible to disease.
• Do not attempt any cleaning for health and safety reasons
• If you absolutely must handle contaminated materials, wear rubber gloves
• If possible, leave the premises until after cleanup and decontamination