What to do when having a flooding

4/13/2022 (Permalink)

Flooding

Water problems are a nightmare for homeowners, especially when they lead to significant flooding. Dealing with water or flood damage is time-consuming and expensive; that's why we share with you five things you must do or check for your home. 

1. Call Your Insurance

Your home insurance can help you cover the costs of damage. However, if you ignore a water damage issue for too long, you could find it a struggle to make a claim. In addition, your insurance provider might not be happy to hear how long you waited to address the issue and contact us to solve the problem.  

2. Time Matters, Act Quickly!

An issue with ignoring water damage is that it can worsen and happen faster than you would imagine. It may not look like much now, and you might think that it will not get any worse. But if there's an ongoing cause that you do not know exists, you might find it quickly more significant. 

Sometimes you can't even see it. Try to analyze your water bills, always be aware of the estimate you always pay; if someday it's higher, you could have a water leak somewhere.

3. Protect Yourself and Your Possessions

If there's a storm and your house is flooded, you should think quickly and do these things: 

- Protect yourself and your possessions, like electric appliances, important documents, etc.

- Turn off the electricity

- If you're in danger of flooding, evacuate the flooded area until authorities deem it safe to return.

4. Get to Known Your House To The Fullest 

The source of the water problem must be identified and stopped to prevent the damage from compounding. 

The most likely cause of water damage is a burst pipe or water heater tank leak; in these cases, it's essential to know where the valves, keys, or lights switches are. 

5. Contact us, and we'll help you, "Like it never even happened." 

Call us as soon as possible after the damage occurs, and find out what steps the insurance company requires you to take so you know what your insurance covers; we'll assist you with an estimate and pictures and be in contact with your insurance. 

"We want you to be back in your restored home as quickly as possible. Whether you have minor storm damage or something larger to deal with, we have the experience and the equipment needed to clean up and restore your home and help get life back to normal following storm damage." - SERVPRO.