When you suffer water damage
cleanup in Akron, you need to act quickly and wisely to
lessen the damage to your Akron home. However, don’t rush into the home and
make things worse. Call a trusted water damage cleanup team like Certified
Professional Restoration (CPR) and while you wait for help:
Don’t use your vacuum to remove water.
Don’t use your ceiling fans if the ceilings
are wet.
Don’t go in rooms with sagging ceilings.
Shut Off and Unplug
Do not use any wet electronic devices, or
those in rooms with standing water. If it is safe to enter, unplug all
appliances and remove all electronics that you can safely carry. Don’t try to
turn off any type of gas or electricity unless you know what you are doing, let
professionals like electricians and gas workers take care of turning off lines.
Take Photos and Video
If it is safe to walk around, document the
damage with your phone or video camera. Show the situation that led to the
damage; focus on creating a record for the insurance adjustor. You might need
to prove the cause and effect in the future.
Digital versions of photographs help because
they are easy to store, copy and transfer. Be sure to document with photos and
videos before you start the repair process or you could minimize your coverage.
Control the Indoor Climate
Keep doors and windows shut. Opening a door
or window may let in more moisture than it lets out. Wait for a technician to
arrive, and then they can advise you about opening doors and windows.
If you have a dehumidifier, turn it on as
quickly as possible to prevent mold growth. However, a heater is not a
replacement for a dehumidifier. Turning on your heater can actually increase
moisture. Depending on your situation and today’s weather, if may help or hurt
to use the air conditioner. When you speak with the water restoration dispatcher,
get advice from the experts.
Seal Off the Damaged Area
Watch your step. Seal off the areas that have
been exposed to mold or sewage from the rest of your home and try not to enter
those areas. If you must enter, to prevent tracking contaminates around your
home, wrap your shoes in a plastic bag and remove the bag before leaving the
contaminated area.
Separate the Clean and Dry From the Wet
Protect carpet in the affected area. Get a
layer of aluminum foil or plastic under the legs as a barrier between any metal
on the furniture. Rust can form within a few hours. Lift curtains up off the
carpet.
Preserve ‘Clean’ but Saturated Items
Move saturated items like clothing, bedding
or easily movable rugs. Move them onto drying racks, into the bathtub or out to
the garage. They will be out of the way and dry out faster.
Save contaminated items for the team. If an
item has been exposed to mold or sewage it’s best to discard it for health
reasons. Talk to the knowledgeable technicians to learn which items can be sterilized.
Prepare the Pets
Baby your babies; they have already had a
stressful day. When the team arrives, the technicians might need to carry
equipment in and out of the front, side or garage doors. The fans, humidifiers
and air scrubbers might be loud for sensitive ears. Find a safe and quiet space
for the four-footed family members to wait this out.
Highest Quality Water Damage Cleanup in Akron
The IICRC serves as an independent,
certification body that sets and promotes high standards and ethics, and advances
communication and technical proficiency within the inspection, cleaning and
restoration industries. The IICRC also ensures that when consumers hire a
Certified Firm or technician, they have hired experts who will provide
reasonable assurance that work will be completed in accordance with the
industry’s “standard of care.”
Certified Professional Restoration is a
restoration company attentive to both the physical and the emotional pressure
of home water damage. CPR offers 24-7 immediate response and is dedicated to
customer satisfaction, serving Akron, water
damage cleanup in Canton and
surrounding areas.
