Our Technicians Explain How These Simple Measures Can Expedite The Flood Damage Restoration Process In Santa Rosa Beach

5/22/2019 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of N. Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes & Washington Counties makes it easy and inexpensive to recover from flood damage in your home.

Accelerate Your Flood Damage Recovery In Santa Rosa Beach With These Simple Measures

Flood damage can cost your household thousands of dollars and weeks of time to recover from, but with the right initial steps, you can help keep these costs low and improve our efficiency. Your first steps after a flood hits your home should be to call SERVPRO and your insurance company, but after that, you can start the drying process early with some of these methods. Be careful only to do these things when your home is safe: you should never attempt to walk through standing water or touch unsafe surfaces (such as damp appliances and electronics) without our oversight.

Mop Up Water
Most cases of flood damage in Santa Rosa Beach see most of the water drain away quickly after the disaster runs its course. However, the floors of your home may still be covered in droplets of moisture and puddles of water. Using mops and rags to remove as much of this water as possible before SERVPRO arrives with heavy-duty drying equipment can accelerate the process and prevent some potential damages to your home. Do not worry about using clean rags and mops, but take care not to use materials that could scratch and damage the floors of your home.

Separate Couch Cushions
Separating couches, chairs, and other pieces of furniture into their parts can help your furniture sets dry out quickly and avoid as much damage as possible. Keeping one fabric item separate from another promotes faster drying and, most importantly, also stops color bleed from happening. You should also separate other dampened, porous objects close to one another, such as books in a bookshelf.

Turn Up the A/C
Setting your air conditioning system on its highest possible setting can help to dry out your home faster during the warmer months of the year. SERVPRO technicians set up powerful air currents with the help of industrial strength air movers when they dry out your home - an activated A/C unit can do the same job but on a smaller scale.

SERVPRO of N. Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes & Washington Counties makes it easy and inexpensive to recover from flood damage in your home. Give us a call 24/7 at (850) 267-0746.

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