Cleaning Up Flood Damage and What To Do Before You Move Back In

To wrap up Flood Cleanup Florida’s series on how to take care of flood damage on your own, here is the final installment on what to keep and what to do before you move back into your home or return to your property after flooding.

WHAT TO KEEP OR DISCARD: When it comes to flood damage, this can be one of the most devastating steps in water damage cleanup. Having to throw away valuables and precious belongings can be extremely hard on homeowners. Unfortunately, if items come in contact with water for an extended period of time, they will begin to grow mold. Throwing away items is especially important if the item has come in contact with contaminated water such as actual flood water or sewage back up. Discard and replace all insulation materials, and all less-expensive articles that have been soaked, including particleboard furniture, mattresses, box springs, stuffed toys, pillows, paper and books. The most important part of salvaging a photograph is to be careful not to touch the image when wet. If the photos are inside a wet photo albums, carefully pull out photos and lay them out separately without touching each other. Contact a photo restorer for further help. See more tips and the rest of the article here: Flood Damage Clean Up: Before You Move Back In Need help? Contact the flood damage insurance specialists at FloodCleanupFlorida.com.