Cleaning The House After Flood Damage

Disinfection is the next step after you have turned off all loose debris that cannot be saved. Get a pair of rubber gloves that are resistant to heat and boil water. Add ¼ cup of bleach per gallon of boiling water. The mixture will disinfect everything. Make sure children and pets are at a safe distance from this mixture and make sure to label it as poisonous. Spray and disinfect every surface that is directly involved in the flood. Bacteria will easily find their way through your home.

Check room by room through your home. Start with all the main elements that consume more space in your home and furniture. All clothing, furniture, bedding and throw rugs should be placed in an area that will dry them. Furniture cushions need attention. If mold sets in you will have even bigger problems, so being careful is the key, hire a professional cleaner.

Kitchens are a little easier to clean. Disinfection with the combination of hot water and bleach are found to be effective for dishes and glasses. Metal should be boiled in hot water for 15-20 minutes. Mixing metals with the bleach will ruin the finish. Clean and rinse all surfaces such as cabinets, shelves and sinks.

Walls, electrical systems, heating and cooling systems and devices are all areas that are better left to the professionals to handle. There are all sorts of issues that could go haywire, so leaving these major repairs to water restoration professionals is the best recourse. Walls will be soaked by all kinds of moisture and may need to be replaced to prevent mold from infesting your home. There is no good way to dry plaster that is not moisture resistant.

Floors are complicated. Most of the time the recommendation would be to remove and replace all the floors or call a professional to save your flooded carpet. It is difficult to completely and thoroughly clean and disinfect the carpet, linoleum, wood floors. The substrate will often be so saturated that it would be almost impossible without material drying on the top floor.

Flood allows bacteria, fungi and molds a perfect inning to your home. If you take precautions and follow these tips to avoid. Hopefully one will not experience flooding because it is one of the most difficult to clean. If you are ready to be exhaustive with water restoration, it will produce the best results.