Water damage tips to reduce damage to your Spokane home

3/16/2016 (Permalink)

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What to do if you have a water damage in Spokane.

Water damage can be devastatingly stressful to a homeowner. You can feel helpless and overwhelmed. Although calling a professional is the first step we always recommend, there are some things you can do to help reduce the damage while you wait for professionals to arrive.

DO:

• Shut off the water source if possible

• Turn off circuit breakers for wet areas of the home or building

• Remove as much excess water as possible by mopping or blotting with towels

• Remove lamps and other tabletop items and wipe wood furniture with a towel

• Remove and prop up wet upholstery cushions for even drying

• Place foil or wood blocks between furniture legs and wet flooring

• Remove any paintings, electronics or anything else that is sensitive to moisture and put in a dry area of the house

  Taking the above steps can really help decrease the amount of damage to your home after a water leak. There are also a few practices that you should avoid after a water damage, because they can cause more damage or harm to yourself or your family.

  DON’T:

• Enter rooms with standing water where electric shock hazard may exist, such as when electric outlets, switches or circuit breakers are exposed to water 

• Leave books, newspapers or other colored items on wet carpet or furniture

• Leave wet oriental rugs or other colored rugs on carpeting

• Use household vacuum cleaner to remove water because risk of electric shock

• Use TV’s or other electrical appliances while standing on wet floor

• Turn on ceiling fan in rooms where the ceiling is wet

• Enter a room where ceiling is wet and sagging

• Spread contaminated water by walking unnecessarily throughout the house

• Use personal fans if the water in the home is contaminated

  The most important “do” is to call a professional, trained water mitigation specialist such as SERVPRO of Spokane County at 509-487-4700.

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