Handling Water Damage

Water damage in your home can come from several sources. If left unchecked, water damage can harm the stability of your home. Porous surfaces like floors and walls are susceptible to fungal growth after taking on water. The Paul Davis specialists are the experts to call when your home or business experiences water damage.

Getting Ready for the Experts

It can be tempting to try and remedy the situation yourself. That said, it's best to leave the job up to the specialists. However, there are some ways to clean before the Paul Davis crew arrives. You need to work quickly to salvage the possessions in your home from water damage. Make sure your house is in a safe condition to enter before working. Your home becomes a dangerous place when exposed to water and electricity combined. Before entering your home, power off the main breaker. Even if they look harmless, home appliances can pack a punch when damaged by water.

Saving Items and your Home

Water is a persistent liquid that can dampen every nook and cranny in your home. Once your home is safe to enter, remove all your possessions. Even, sturdy areas are best for drying books, magazines and other paper materials. Small lamps, collectibles and other display items should also be removed. Once you've removed handheld items, magazines and other damp materials, the cleaning can begin. Move air around your home using fans or air conditioning to dry the wet area in your home. Leave the big messes for the pros, but you can wipe or mop surface spots. Though you may want to try, never use a normal home vacuum to clean water. This can damage the vacuum and endanger you if improperly used. When you're ready to move furniture, raise up furnishings like sofas and heavy chairs using wooden and cement blocks to elevate them off the wet areas. Water adds weight to surfaces, carpets, and fabrics. All that extra weight makes rugs, leather goods and fur hard to dry. So if you must remove a rug, proceed carefully. Hang draperies, clothing and other fabrics away from the flooded area to dry correctly. Pieces like draperies may not be saved easily. The same water weight that affects rugs and carpets can hurt your home's foundation. Because of this, do not go near drooping ceilings or bowed floors. These areas have likely taken on large amounts of water and could crumble around you.

Why You Should Call Paul

Water damage is easy for Paul Davis. But with a some help from our customers, we can begin treating the flooding more quickly. We can return your house back to normal efficiently and quickly. Our professionals are knowledgeable and have worked with varying degrees of water damage in all kinds of home and business properties. Furthermore, Paul Davis negotiates with your insurance company to settle your claims quickly, so you can get life back to normal.