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January 2, 2022

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How to Clean Up After a Flood

A flood can happen when you least expect it with little to no warning. In this situation, what is the best way to handle flood cleanup? Cleaning up after a flood can feel like a daunting task. It is important that you plan out how you’re going to deal with the damage before you get started. To help you out, we’re going to give you some guidelines to follow to get your home back to its normal livable standards as quickly as possible as well as offer a solution (flood dumpster rental).

4 Tips for Flood Clean Up Including Flood Dumpster Rental

Consider Safety

Your first priority should be safety. You may want to go into your home and start cleaning right away, but it is important that you protect yourself from certain hazards. For example, the structure may not be safe, the water could contain sewage, and so on. During the cleaning process, the building may not be habitable, and this is something you also need to keep in mind.

Disconnect All Electronics

As soon as there’s a flood warning, or if water started to fill up in your basement, you should have disconnected electronics. Now that there is a flood, go through your home, double-check, and make sure all electronics have been disconnected from the wall.

Salvage Your Items

Go through your home and salvage items that you can still use. Furniture and electronics that may have been affected can be moved out and tossed away. During this time, if you have a lot of items that you need to toss away, you should consider residential dumpster rentals. You can rent these flood dumpsters for as long as you need them and the company can deliver them to you within 24 hours. The dumpster will be placed on your property, and this is where you will be tossing the damaged items. We recommend renting a flood dumpster because this will make the process of cleaning a lot easier for you. Without a dumpster, you would have to find a way to haul the items off and that can be complicated, especially if you don’t have a truck and trailer. As for the things that are still usable, you need to get them out of your way – go ahead and set them to the side in a dry area of your home.

Get Rid of the Flood Water

The next step involves getting rid of the flood water, which isn’t as hard as you think it’s going to be. Now is the time to pool out the mops, buckets, and towels to manually remove the water. If your sewer isn’t backed up on your property, then you can dump the excess water down the drain if that’s easier on you. Otherwise, you’ll need to toss the water on your lawn. Once you have manually eliminated the water, you can use a wet/dry vac or rent a good sump pump from the hardware store (if you have electricity in your home). When you’re plugging in this equipment, make sure there is no water around the outlet because you could get shocked. It is important that you get the excess water out of your home and make sure it is completely dry. Set up as many dehumidifiers and fans throughout your home as you can and if it’s not raining, go ahead and open those windows up. It is important that you get the home as dry as possible in order to eliminate the chances of dangerous mold forming and spreading on the insulation, wood beams, and drywall.

Final Words on Flood Clean Up & Flood Dumpster Rental

On an ending note, any drywall that was touched by water will need to be cut and removed from the home – for a place to toss this debris, look into dumpster rentals for home renovations.  If you allow the drywall to stay, the paper on the drywall will grow bacteria.    

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