Emergency Restoration Services: How To Clean Up After A Water Damage Disaster

Cleaning up after a water damage disaster is no small task and will require help from emergency restoration services professionals. Water damage can leave behind a serious mess that is extremely difficult and time-consuming to clean. Fortunately, however, as you properly follow a few simple steps you should be able to make it through the water damage cleanup process successfully.

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Here are five of these steps from our water damage restoration professionals specializing in emergency restoration services at Harper Special Services. 

Remove All Electronics And Other Items Damaged By The Flood

The last thing you need after a flood is to leave items lying around that were damaged, but you don’t know what to do with them. The best course of action after a flood is to simply remove everything that was damaged, especially electronics, so they can begin drying and you can determine what to do with them. 

Remove The Water ASAP

Removing the floodwater quickly is the cornerstone of the emergency restoration services process. Allowing the floodwater to remain in your home any longer than necessary leads to needless damage and destruction to your property. Thus, it is worth doing all you can to ensure the floodwater is removed without delay as doing so can have huge returns in the long run. 

Dry Out The Affected Areas

After removing the floodwater, your job still isn’t done. It’s also important that you take care of any moisture left behind by the flood. Failing to do this can lead to serious mold growth and water damage in the long run. You can dry out these pesky pockets of moisture by relying on industrial fans and air movers to make the water evaporate more quickly. 

Clean And Disinfect

After the area has dried out, i