Guidance For Flood Cleanup

Any homeowner can tell you that one of the worst disasters to clean up after is a flood

. Some individuals' may never experience all of the heartache and hardships involved in looking at your home that was once intact and realizing that this mess is here and must be dealt with. However, other people are residing in locations that are more prone to floods and may be used to living with the clean ups that follow them.

If you are an individual that has not experienced everything that is involved in a flood cleanup, you will need some guidance. Everything in your home and outside it is subject to a great deal of damage depending upon how high the flood waters rise. There are some important things to consider when beginning your clean up procedures.

First, take some time to absorb what you are seeing. It is important to come to grips, emotionally, as much as you can, with what has occurred to you and your home. This is so very hard to accomplish. Many individuals throw themselves into the cleanup right away, never taking a minute or two to process what has happened. Also, depending on what substances have been invading your home, there are different ways to take care of the debris left behind.

Mud is usually one of the first things a homeowner will notice when beginning a flood cleanup. Mud can contain a lot of things that are not good for a human to have contact with, for fear of respiratory illnesses, skin rashes, etc. occurring. The first step to a cleanup is to contact your insurance carrier. He or she will need to be notified that this has occurred so that an adjuster can make it to your home as soon as possible. Next, take pictures. While this is a hard process, it is a must to show the insurance company what was in your home, and what damage has been done.

After you have done this, put on a disposable face mask. There are ones with filters available and these are a must when you really don't know the full extent of what you are touching or breathing in. Have a pair of tall wading boots and plenty of rubber gloves, bleach, and other cleaning products on hand. Flood cleanup involves much more than just picking through household objects deciding what to salvage. It means sanitizing as you go along. Protect yourself and your friends and family who help you.

After the mud, leaves, water, etc., is removed, it will be time to assess whether your walls and floors are salvageable or whether they must be replaced. This will depend on the extent of the damage and the level of the water. Some individuals are lucky when during their own flood cleanup they find out that there is only damage to the floor or to the personal objects in the room. No matter what you find and salvage, Flood cleanup is an emotional process, that must be completed both quickly however methodically so that homeowners will be able to recover as much as possible from their homes.

by:Robert Fogarty

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