Water damage can happen in many ways.Ways such as your sink overflowing, you toilet, your dishwasher or washing machine can all overflow.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 off, you have to prevent any possibility of 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 will want 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 any furnishings in water will turn something that can easily repaired into a costly item that needs to be replaced.Get them out of the flooded area as soon as you can.
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 must wipe off all the moisture on your furniture.Once again you are trying to minimize the costs of the damage as much as possible
Also you will want to remove any wet area rugs, or anything else on the floor that is in the effected 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 save you a lot money and minimize the costs in the long run.
