Water Damage Tips

Flood damage in your home can come from a variety of sources. If left to continue, water damage can harm the foundation of your home. Porous surfaces like floors and walls are susceptible to harboring mold and mildew if neglected after water damage. Our professionals at Paul Davis are the experts to talk to when your home or business requires water damage restoration.

Preparing for the Experts

There are several ways to prepare your home before Paul Davis restoration professionals come to help. To salvage everything on your property from water damage, it's crucial to act quickly. Make sure your property is safe to enter before beginning work. The hazardous blend of water and electricity makes a dampened home a risky place to enter. Before walking into your home, shut off the main breaker. Even if they look undamaged, home appliances can deliver a powerful shock when damaged by water.

Saving Items and your Home

A serious flood in your home can leave furniture and possessions soaked. Move all your small items to deter more water damage. Use a dry, flat area to lay books, magazines and other paper things. Magazines and any inked items should be placed on a flat, dry area. Do not forget light fixtures and other tabletop pieces either. The real work begins once you've removed books and other small items. To dry your home, use fans or air conditioning. Soak up water from hard furniture and flat surfaces. Though you may want to try, you should never use a normal home vacuum cleaner to remove water. This can damage the appliance or harm you if incorrectly handled. When you're ready to move furniture, raise up seating such as sofas using wooden or cement blocks to elevate them above the wet areas. Carpet and fabrics are especially heavy when soaked. All that extra weight makes leather goods, fur and rugs difficult to lift. So if you must move a large fabric item, lift with caution. Hang clothing, draperies and other fabrics away from the soaked area to dry thoroughly. Remember that water damage can affect these items permanently, so you may not be able to salvage them. The same water weight that affects rugs and carpets can hurt your home's foundation. Ceilings and floors may warp when they absorb too much water weight, be sure to stay away from these hazards.

Paul Davis Restoration

Water damage is no match for Paul Davis. But with a little prep work from homeowners, we can get to work right away. We will return your home back to normal safely and quickly. Our technicians have restored a variety of flood conditions in a range of home and commercial properties. Furthermore, Paul Davis works with your insurance company to settle your claims effectively, so you can get life back to normal.