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The holiday season is a time for rejoicing and relaxing with friends and family. It is a time to show your love and appreciation for others and to focus on loved ones. Ideally, it’s a time where everything goes right and there are no emergencies of any kind. However, we all know that life isn’t always that ideal, so we’ve created some tips for those unfortunate times. If you experience water damage during this holiday season, use these tips to help minimize damage.
Emergency Water Damage Tips
(these tips are for clean water situations only not toilet overflows)
- Shut off the water source if possible.
- Remove excess water by mopping and blotting.
- Remove and prop up wet upholstery cushions for even drying
- Place aluminum foil or wood blocks under furniture legs
- Hang furs and leather goods separately at room temperature
- Remover oriental or other colored rugs from wet carpeting
- Do not use a regular vacuum to remove water.
- Do not turn on ceiling fixtures ceiling is wet, and keep out of areas where ceilings are sagging from retained water.
- Do not leave books, magazines or other colored items on wet carpeting.
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Alexandria Martinez says
Where my fiance and I have just moved is a nightmare for water damage and we need some help from a restoration service. While we find one we will keep in mind the tips to not use our regular vacuum to remove water. We will find one soon and then be sure to get our home back on track.
Kris Rudarmel says
Best of luck! It’s always good to have information before you have a professional come out to help!
Roger Middleton says
My wife and I have been worried about the possibility of having to deal with some water damage in our home and we haven’t been sure about what to do in that case. I really liked that you had mentioned the importance of shutting off the water source and to place aluminum foil or wood block under furniture legs. We’ll have to stock up on some of these things, but if we do get hit with a flood, we’ll be making sure to hire a professional and try to stop the water source as quickly as possible.
Ashley Maxwell says
I really appreciate the tip to put wooden blocks beneath furniture when there is water on the floors so that they don’t get damaged. I like how you said that turning off the source is the first step you should take. My husband and I want to help his parents who just had some of their things ruined in a flood. We are looking into flood restoration professionals to help them out.