Structuremedic Is Adding Do-it-yourself Water Damage Tips To The Internet

Sept. 23, 2009 - PRLog -- Atlanta flooding has hundreds of home owners needing water removal information. StructureMedic, a restoration service organization that specializes in water damage cleanup, added do-it-your water clean up information to their website.

The website give homeowners’ seven steps to take when water starts seeping into their home or flooding basements.  Stephen Elliott, StructureMedic owner wants people to know how to minimize water damage by themselves.  He has posted seven solid steps   that will get you dry and prevent your home from being permanently water damaged.

Here is a short version of the step:  

1. Shutoff electrical power.
If the water is in danger of reaching electrical outlets, and if it is safe to do so, make your way to the breaker outlet and shut off the power.  

2. Remove your furniture.
Make sure to lift all of your furniture, along with other important belongings, out of the flooded area and into a higher, dryer space. The sooner you remove your furniture, the less likely your furniture will be permanently damaged.

3. Drain excess water.
Flood water that is inside of your home needs to be removed immediately. Go out and get yourself a few drain pumps that you can connect to a common hose in order to rid of all unwanted flood waters from your home.  

4. Get dry.
After getting all excess water out of your home, you will want to dry out all flooring and carpeting as well. In order to dry your flooring, it is a good idea to get some fans running to help with circulation. Move your carpeting to a dryer area and vacuum the carpeting to suck up most of the water.

5. Dehumidify.
Run a dehumidifier to keep humidity levels down to prevent molding. Do not let the water sit in the dehumidifier.  

6. Fight bacteria.
Water that comes in from the outside is likely to have yard chemicals in it which are poison, as well as animal waste. An anti-bactericide will be needed in order to fight against unwanted bacteria.  

7. Check licenses
If you need to call a professional, make sure they are certified in all of these areas by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), a nonprofit certifying body in the disaster restoration industry.  

StructureMedic is a national catastrophe team certified by the IICRC. Water damage can be tricky and expand quickly. StructureMedic wants you and your family to be as safe as possible.  For more information visit http://www.structuremedic.com/water-damage-restoration, call Stephen Elliott at 404-934-5967.