What To Do & What Not To Do After Flood Damage

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What To Do What Not To Do After Flood Damage
No doubt water is a boon and a life saving
resource. But when nature goes wild, it can
transform a blessing to curse. Flood is something
you cant control and it is bound to cause damage
to a great extent. Your premises are the most
affected during and after a flood. After the
damage is done, you need to be careful with your
next steps to ensure safety and quick restoration.

• Heres a compact guide to help you on what to do
  and what not to do after flood damage.
• What to do?
• Turn the main electricity supply off. Electricity
  and water make a dangerous combination. To avoid
  any accidents, you should keep it disconnected
  till its safe.

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• Remove electronics and other important things
  from the basement or low lying areas. Shift small
  movable items upstairs. In case of heavy
  electronic appliances, you can raise them up with
  the help of bricks.
• Keep enough supply of bottled drinking water.
• Switch off electricity, gas, and water
  connections if you are moving out. Make sure to
  lock everything up.
• If your premise is insured, take photographs as
  evidence for the insurance claim. Make a backup,
  if possible. You can lose the first copy in the
  running around and emergency like situation.
• Open all doors and windows if the rain has
  stopped. It will help to dry out the area and to
  allow fresh air in.
• If your house is too much damaged to clean it up
  yourself, hire water flood damage restoration
  services before causing further damage to your
  house and belongings. Experts can control the
  situation better than you can.
• What not to do?
• Dont panic. Theres a lot to do before the
  situation gets normal. If you panic, things
  might go wrong and cause further inconvenience.
• Dont leave your furniture on wet carpets or it
  will damage the furniture. Put something between
  the carpet and the furniture base that acts as a
  shield.
• Dont use fans or vacuum cleaners to dry out the
  water.
• Dont use your regular cleaning products. Flood
  water brings many contaminated germs with it.
  Mold formation is another thing you need to take
  care of. Act step by step and use products which
  not only clean the surface but kills hidden molds
  and germs as well.

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• Dont throw your damaged stuff out. Your
  insurance company might be willing to inspect
  them before they provide you any compensation.
• Dont use flood water for any purposes like
  drinking, bathing, cleaning, or food preparation.
  It is contaminated with sewage and other
  impurities.
• Dont go into the water clogged area when you
  arent properly equipped with rubber boots, hand
  gloves and masks.
• Dont attempt to redecorate your house
  immediately. Let the walls and floors dry out
  completely. It might take some time but make sure
  there is no mold formation or left out
  contaminations before you go on with refurbishing.

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