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  • Writer's picturePeter Walker

 What is the Process of cleaning up after a flood?

It can feel like a daunting job of flood cleanup orange country. You must prepare and plan how you will deal with the damage. To get your home back to livable levels as soon as possible, use the following instructions.


Protection


Your wellbeing is the priority. While starting cleaning may be your first instinct, you need to protect yourself from possible hazards.


Shut the gas off before you reach the building.


Shut off the electricity to flooded areas to prevent electrical shocks.


Wear boots made from rubber.


For settling, cracking or undermining, check the foundation.


Check the walls, the floors, the windows.


Have the electrical system tested by an electrician.


Gloves Waterproof


Boots for the job or rubber boots


Mask for protection or goggles


For minor injuries that can occur when washing, assemble an essential first aid kit.


Wash your hands and face regularly with soap and good quality drinking water.



Clean-up steps


1. Remove water that is standing


Your flood cleanup orange country process action plan begins with the elimination of standing water. Using pails or pumps, then use a wet/dry shop vacuum cleaner to vacuum.


2. Dispose of all soaked and tainted goods


Place them in bags of plastic trash and take them outside. If they've been polluted with sewage water, they will need to be tagged and discarded according to local regulations. Because of the amount of damage, you can need to throw away the carpet, furniture and/or other textiles depending on the level of water damage you got.


3. Before it dries, shovel out mud and silt


In the cleanup process, the next step is to shovel out the worst of the mud and silt until it dries. If required, use a hose.


4. Walls that are clean and dry


Be fast, thorough, and be safe when cleaning and drying walls after a flood. After having been exposed to flood water, walls must dry from the inside out. It is important to dry the inner frame of the walls thoroughly.


5. Floors and woodwork scrubbing


To avoid mildew, clean floors and woodwork within 48 hours of the flood with a stiff brush.


6. Dry surfaces


Surface dry materials within 24 to 48 hours with heat and air. To prevent the onset of biological contamination or mold formation, rapid drying and removal of contaminated products can help.


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