24 HOUR SERVICE - CALL US AT 1-800-222-6815
No matter where you live in the United States, flooding can happen to you. We're here to help make sure your home is completely restored after a flood. When water damage strikes, every minute, every hour that you wait escalates the cost of repairing and replacing your property. When nature is working stacked against you, it's always best to call on a professional flood damage cleanup team with the experience, knowledge and equipment to take care of your situation quickly and efficiently. We are dedicated to giving you quality service at the best possible rate. Our technitions have been trained in the most up to date water removal techniques and are able to handle jobs from a small home to a large business.
When mother nature shows her strengh, we cant do anything to stop her but we can take certain steps to minimize the water damage cleanup process if taken quickly enough. From torrential rain causing floods and water damage to the brutal cold causing freezing pipes and a flooded basement. We are available to help you when the unthinkable happens.
In addition to our water damage repair and water removal services, we also provide extensive document drying for those important documents like insurance contracts, guarantees, birth and death documents, wills, social security cards, books to magnetic and micrographic media and sewage damage cleanup services.
You can reach us at 1-800 222-6815 if you are having any water, sewage, smoke, or mold problems!
Your Health and Flood Damage Cleanup
Every year, many people experience the force of storms. These storms leave them with nowhere to go to and with no belongings whatsoever. The damage, however, is more extensive than this. So extensive that it could harm what could be the most important thing for you – your health.
Washing your hands is the most basic thing that you should remember when doing flood damage cleanup. This protects you as well as prevents you from spreading germs or bacteria. You should, however, use clean water.
If possible, disinfect water that could have been contaminated by the flood. If you have bottled water which has not been contaminated, you may use this for your flood damage cleanup. Remember, flooding causes power outage which could make sanitizing difficult.
If you are not sure whether the drinking water that you have is safe or not, boil it first for 5 minutes.
As soon as floodwaters have receded, water sources should be protected from possible contamination before disinfecting.
Refrigerated and frozen food should be placed in an alternate freezer such as ice boxes packed with dry ice. If food has already thawed and there are no more visible ice crystals, dispose them immediately. However, if you can still see ice crystals, an be re-frozen.
Liquid in canned vegetables can be sued as substitute for cooking water. Juices from canned fruits can be served as beverages.
If you are unsure whether it is already safe to enter your homes, get in touch with a professional. If your home has been declared as structurally safe, enter with caution. Check for cracks in the walls, open and exposed wires, or any shifting of the floor.
Carefully pump out water from flooded basements. This would usually take time as rushing it could cause more damage to the foundations of your home.
Brush off dirt from your clothes. If they have sustained mud stains, rinse them in cold water. After using detergent, disinfectant can be used to ensure that bacteria or any other fungi have been removed.
Mattresses should be disposed immediately as these are one of the primary gounds on which mold can breed.
Throw all medicines that have been exposed to flood.
If you are part of the flood damage cleanup crew, make sure that you receive the needed inoculations before proceeding. You should get inoculations for tetanus and hepatitis.
Before starting the flood damage cleanup, set your priorities first. Make sure that you have time for rest to ensure that you do not get exhausted. Exhaustion can make you more prone to health problems due to lowered immune system.
Be sure that children stay away from where you are doing your flood damage cleanup.
Make sure that you wear protective clothing that could cover your extremities.
Be extra careful when entering enclosed spaces as there could be toxic as well as explosive gas present.
Sweep all silt and other broken pieces. All walls and floors that have been in contact with the flood water should be washed down and sanitized.
Any standing water should be removed, filled or drained immediately as these could be breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Timely flood damage cleanup may save you from spending too much on restoration but, if done improperly, what you though was timely and cost-efficient could be a major health problem.
RSS FEEDS
National Weather Alerts
Breese water removal Sumner flooded basement cleanup Morrison document drying Rolling Meadows mold removal Lake In The Hills mold removal Glenview water damage restoration Mesa Sewer Backup Elmhurst mold removal Fort Myers Flood Water Removal Alton water damage restoration Aurora document drying Deerfield document drying Carbondale flooded basement cleanup Lisle document drying Carol Stream flooded basement cleanup Vandalia flood damage cleanup Godfrey water damage restoration Loves Park water damage restoration East Saint Louis mold removal Westchester flood damage cleanup Waterloo mold removal Monmouth flooded basement cleanup Water Damage Service Millwood Decatur water removal Bloomington water damage restoration Park Forest water damage restoration Wood Dale water removal Urbana document drying Honolulu Flood Damage Cleanup Milan mold removal Glendale Heights document drying Berwyn water damage restoration Pekin flood damage cleanup Fox Lake flooded basement cleanup Riverdale mold removal
