Flood Cleanup Instructions
Flooding in your home can put you in a very difficult situation. Depending on what caused your home to flood, you will have to take different precautions for each scenario. If your home was flooded due to plumbing, then you should be able to handle the cleanup, but if the flooding is due to a storm, your home may not be safe to enter.
- Determine if your home is safe to go into. The best way to find that out is by hiring a professional or having local officials inspecting it. Especially if it is after a major storm, your home may have structural damage that you cannot see and can be very dangerous if you enter the home without it having been inspected.
- Turn the power off to your home. The first thing that you should do before entering the home is to make sure that the power is off. You should also make sure that no electrical devices are in the water as well.
- Determine how much damage has been done to your home and be sure to call your insurance company . You need to take pictures of all of the damage for to show to your insurance so you can get things replaced or repaired.
- Protect yourself from contaminated water by using rubber gloves and goggles. It is better to be safe than sorry.
- Pump the water out of your house using a vacuum. Remove as much water as you can with the vacuum.
- Get rid of mud and debris from the home by using a shovel.
- Discard any items that have been ruined.
- Begin to clean all surfaces using special cleaner.
- Hire someone else to complete what you are unable to do. If the water has created a large enough mess, you may want to hire a professional to make the cleanup easier.