What to Do If You Are a Victim of Water Damage If you live in an area that is prone to flooding or heavy storms, you probably already know a little bit

after how much damage water can do to your home. If copious amounts of water accumulate in the

basement of your home, the results can be disastrous and expensive.

If you’re lucky, the water will only damage your carpets, wood floors, and linoleum floors. If the damage

is really bad though, it can even affect the foundation of your home.

Determine How Bad the Damage is If you are unsure if the water damage you’ve experienced is bad enough to call a professional, it is

probably a good idea to call a professional. If you’re experiencing water damage in Pittsburgh, Belfor is a

property restoration company that can help you determine how much help you’re going to need from a

professional.

The reason why it is important to call a professional quickly is

because bacteria will start growing in the water that is in your

home very quickly. The more bacteria in the water, the more

harm the water damage will do to your home.

Once you’ve called Belfor to determine how bad the damage is,

there are other things you can do to try to improve your

situation. Do not try to vacuum the water up out of the floor in

any room of your home.

This will put you at risk for electric shock. Getting the water out of the carpet takes specialized

machinery and cannot be done with a common household vacuum.

Safely Drying out your Home Turn on any and all fans that you have in your home. Ceiling, box, and oscillating fans will help in starting

the process of drying out your home.

If it is during the summer months, turn your air conditioning on to

the lowest temperature you can tolerate. If it is during the winter

months, turn up your heat.

Although vacuuming is not a good idea for your carpets, something

that can help is blotting the water out with large towels. You

obviously will not be able to get all of the water out using this

method, but it will help to soak up the excess water.

Blotting the water with towels will also help to reduce accumulation of mold in your carpet. If you have

large rugs that are soaked in water, roll them up and take them outside.

Let them dry in the sun. Getting these rugs out of your house will help you see how much damage is

done to the other parts of your house.

Look around your home at all of your curtains and drapes. If your curtains are dragging against a wet

floor, pin or tack the curtains up so they do not get damaged.

Another thing you can do is to wipe all of your wet furniture dry. This will help get rid of excess water

and with help decrease mold accumulation.

If you need helping deciding how serious your water damage is, make sure to contact Belfor. Belfor is

qualified to help with water damage in Pittsburgh, as well as any other major city.

Belfor can help you restore the property that was destroyed from water damage.

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