Flood and Water Damage Treatments

Flood damage in your home can begin from several places. No matter how it begins, it can result in serious harm to the infrastructure and fixtures indoors. Porous surfaces like floors and walls are prone to harboring mold and mildew if neglected after water damage. The Paul Davis specialists are the ones to talk to when your property experiences water damage.

Before The Paul Davis Arrive

There are a few steps you can take before Paul Davis service masters arrive. To salvage everything on your property from water damage, it’s crucial to act quickly.

Before beginning, it is necessary to verify your property is safe to enter. Your home becomes an unsafe place when exposed to water and electricity combined. Turn off the main breaker before stepping into your home. Even if they look undamaged, home appliances can pack a punch when touched by water.

Salvaging Items and your Home

A serious flood can leave all your items wet. When your property is safe to enter, move all your possessions. Level, dry areas are suitable for drying books, magazines and other paper materials. Do not forget lamps and other tabletop things either. Once you’ve moved handheld items, paper items and other wet materials, you can begin cleaning.

To start the drying process, try using fans and your home’s AC throughout your property to circulate air throughout the area. Dry all minor pools and sitting water with a wet mop and towels. Though you may want to try, never use a regular home vacuum to remove water. Incorrect use of these tools can be dangerous to you and break the vacuum. When you’re ready to move furniture, raise up furnishings such as heavy chairs and sofas onto wooden and cement blocks to elevate them off the wet areas.

Water adds weight to surfaces, carpets, and fabrics. This extra weight makes leather goods, fur and rugs hard to dry. This means when you must move a large fabric item, lift carefully. Hang draperies, clothing and other fabrics away from the wet area to dry thoroughly. Remember that water damage can affect these items permanently, so you might not be able to salvage them.

The same water weight that affects rugs and carpets can damage your home’s foundation. Because of this, stay away from drooping ceilings or bowed floors. These areas have likely taken on the most water and could crumble under weight.

Why You Should Call Paul

Water damage is easy for the Paul Davis team. But with a some assistance from homeowners, the water damage will be removed more quickly. We can return your property back to normal safely and quickly. Our pros are knowledgeable and have worked with all types of water damage in all kinds of residential and business properties. Additionally, Paul Davis helps you with your insurance company to settle your claims quickly, so you can get life back to normal.