If I just found out that my basement is flooding, I wouldn’t be happy, and I can largely take care of any mess myself. No one wants to hear that their basement is flooding. Having water in your basement, or anywhere else in the home, really sucks. There are few things more frustrating than water damage for homeowners to deal with.
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Follow these steps if your basement is flooding
- Think Safety First- The most important thing is always is safety. Flooding homes pose an electrical hazard to anyone standing in the water, if the water is hitting any electronics. Don’t enter the water or affected areas without shutting off the electricity in that area, if the water is hitting electronics. This is a big reason to call any emergency water restoration company, plumber, or an electrician to make sure it’s safe to enter the area. Do not begin the water removal process before accessing the safety issues of the affected area.
- Determine Why The Basement Is Flooding- Many basements will flood due to a sump pump failure. Some flood because of frozen pipes or clogged drains. Shaking a dying sump pump may get it to work that one last time. If you can stop the water from coming in easily, do it.
- Remove Important Items To A Dry Place- Once you are sure that things are safe and you did what you could to stop the water, start moving important things to a dry area. Don’t cause more damage by taking wet things to dry areas. Don’t put wet stuff on dry furniture or cabinets. Remember to think safety first when it comes to moving things out of a water damaged area. Safety is always more important than belongings.
- Call Your Professional Help Team- Calling a plumber, your insurance company, and a local water restoration company. A plumber or a highly skilled water restoration expert can help you identify the source of the water. The plumber is often the person best qualified to stop the water flowing into your house. Great plumbers and water restoration companies are available available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You never know when basement flooding may happen, but you should know who you’re going to call should the need arise. Plumbers and water restoration companies can all work with insurance companies to get you back to pre-loss condition.
- Start The Cleanup Process- The water restoration company will help you clean up the mess, but you can also begin cleaning once you completed these steps. If you call our professionals, you will get highly trained and very experience professionals. All of our professional service agents receive the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Our water damage specialist always perform the best work in the water damage and flood damage restoration industry.
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