What can I do before help arrives???
 | Vacuums: Do not use your regular household vacuum cleaner to remove water. | |
| Electrical Appliances: Do not use TVs, radios, computers or any electrical appliance with standing on | |
| wet carpets or floors, particularly concrete or tile floors. | ||
| Ceiling Fixtures: Do not switch on any ceiling fixture or fan if the ceiling is wet. Avoid rooms where | |
| the ceilings sag due to a buildup of water. |
| 411 Water: Windows are broken, pipes broke, and we have water damage. What can I do??? |
| Throughout the house: Remove as much excess water as possible by mopping and blotting. Open | |
| windows in cool Mitigation/Restoration representative as soon as possible to dry the structure. | ||
| Upholstery: Remove all loose cushions and prop up on a clean sheet so that they will dry more evenly | |
| (check for possible bleeding of colors). | ||
| Carpets: Remove area rugs from wet wall-to-wall carpets. Pick up and books, magazines or other items | |
| that may be sitting on a wet rug or flooring. | ||
| Storage Receptacles: Open suitcases and other storage boxes and dry them in sunlight if possible. | |
| Furniture: Place aluminum foil, wood blocks or saucers between furniture legs and wet carpeting. | |
| Open, but do not force drawers and cabinet doors to dry interiors. | ||
| Ceilings: Punch small holes in sagging ceilings to removed trapped water (do not stand under the holes | |
| you have created). Be sure to place drip pans underneath and move any nearby furniture or household items. | ||
| Artwork: Remove paintings and other artwork to a safe dry place. Your local PuroClean | |
| Mitigation/Resotration specialist will assist you in contacting an authorized art restoration company. | ||
| Clothing: Dry all garments as soon as possible. Hang dry fur and leather goods to dry at room | |
| temperature. |
| Contact your insurance provider right away. Don't procrastinate with water damage, get help drying the structure within the first 24 hours. We are available 24-7-365 please call! 763-441-5198 |
Caution: What NOT to do....
| The lists above is designed to help but is not all inclusive. |
"The Paramedics Of Property Damage"
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