{"id":30257,"date":"2020-01-13T14:21:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=30257"},"modified":"2020-01-13T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:21:49","slug":"flood-damage-cleanup-before-professionals-arrive-pittsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/flood-damage-cleanup-before-professionals-arrive-pittsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Damage Cleanup | Before The Professionals Arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Flood Damage Cleanup | Before The Professionals Arrive<\/h1>\n<p>Flooding in your home is a disaster that can damage the floors, walls, your belongings, and your health. The worst floods can turn your entire house into a loss. Severe flooding can result in having to tear out drywall and rip up all the carpet. Homeowners who are lucky enough to suffer minimal water damage still need to have professional flood damage cleanup to ensure there is no mold growth, and that the water is removed properly.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a few things you need to do before the professionals arrive if you can however:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Turn off the Power-\u00a0<\/strong>Water and electricity do not mix. Use the circuit breaker to cut power to your entire home, or the rooms that have been damaged by flooding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ventilate the Room-\u00a0<\/strong>Even if there is standing water in the room one of the first things you should do is begin to circulate the air, ventilate the room, and start the drying process. Open windows if you can, set up fans using extension cords to outlets in rooms that are not flood-damaged.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove Furniture- <\/strong>When there is no risk of electrocution begin removing furniture and other belongings to prevent further water saturation. Take these items to a place where they can dry out and be cleaned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove Water- <\/strong>If your area has been hit by a natural disaster, it might be a while before professional flood damage cleanup companies can get to you. Mold begins growing after 48 hours so removing the water and starting flood damage cleanup as soon as possible is imperative. You might need buckets to remove water, a wet\/dry vacuum or pumps if you have access to any in order to remove the water.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Flood damage cleanup professionals have tools to make the process go fast and efficiently as well as highly trained crews that can remediate mold and either clean or remove your carpets, damaged drywall, and other things that are water damaged. Protecting your family\u2019s health after a flood is important and professionals can ensure that you don\u2019t have to worry about the health hazard risks of mold after a flood.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve recently had a flood call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.servicemasterofgreaterpgh.com\/disaster-restoration\/mold-remediation\/\">ServiceMaster of Pittsburgh<\/a> at 412-826-1010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flood Damage Cleanup | Before The Professionals Arrive Flooding in your home is a disaster that can damage the floors, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9582],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-servicemaster-of-greater-pittsburgh"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flood Damage Cleanup | Before The Professionals Arrive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flood Damage Cleanup | Before The Professionals Arrive | Contact ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburg for more information today! 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