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11/10/2020 (Permalink)
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Salvaging Belongings After Water Damage
A broken pipe, Mother Nature’s wrath or forgotten faucet can quickly create havoc in your Tallahassee, Florida home. Along with potential structural issues it can cause, unwanted water in a home can ruin cherished belongings. While some items can’t be salvaged, such as medicine, food, saturated wood and personal hygiene items, much more can be saved when taking a careful and gentle approach.
Caring for Belongings
As you sort through your wet belongings, keep the following in mind:
Furniture – Wipe down any affected furniture to remove excess moisture. If it is on a wet rug or carpet, remove from the area or place on blocks to lift it up. For upholstered pieces, saving it may depend on the amount of saturation.
Fabrics – Clothing, curtains, bedding and rugs should be immediately cleaned and dried. Use hot water to kill any potential bacteria.
Books, Photographs, Documents – These fragile pieces take time to deal with and often require expert help. The best option is to store them in a box or container in the freezer until they can be properly addressed.
Electronics – While not all may make it through being waterlogged, many can be restored. Again, it is vital to leave that to a trained technician. Any devices that have been in water need to be unplugged.
Professional Expertise
When faced with extensive water in a home, ensuring you save as much as possible means placing the care of your belongings in the care of water damage and restoration company. Along with helping restore your home and ensure no mold grows or other hidden damage happens, they have trained experts in the restoration of other items. Various techniques are used on- and off-site to restore many items back to normal. Depending on the material, methods used include immersion, foam, abrasive, wipe and clean, wet and dry cleaning.
Just because you have water at home doesn’t mean everything has to be tossed. Before diving into the mess, get help that is Faster to Any Size Disaster.