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St.Charles/Geneva/Batavia Water Damage Removal Tips

10/28/15 

Emergency Water Removal Tips for St.Charles/Geneva/Batavia

Water damage can be quite frustrating in your St.Charles/Geneva/Batavia home. However, you should not panic if your home has suffered water damage. You should start taking the steps that are necessary for eliminating the water. Water can cause serious damage. Removal is of the utmost importance.

There are steps that you can do to address emergency flooding in your home. Below is a list of emergency water removal tips:

Address The Source

Find the source.  Once you find the source, it is important to act quickly and remove it to mitigate the water damage. The earlier you do this, the better. Plumbing problems are one of the most common causes of flooding. If there is a burst pipe or other plumbing issue, then the problem will need to be addressed as soon as possible.

Flooding caused by weather requires swift action to attempt prevent the water from entering your home and creating water damage. For example, you can divert the drainage away from your home by using sandbags.

Be Safe

Your personal safety is of paramount importance.  You need to take all of the necessary precautions to remove water safely. One of the best things that you can do to keep yourself safe is to turn off the main power source in your home. Water is an excellent conductor of electricity. You will need to keep yourself safe from electric shock while you are trying to remove water from your home.

Keep The Home Aerated

There probably will be a large amount of moisture left inside of your home after you get rid of the water. Moisture can ruin your home. That is why you will need to aerate your home to start to eliminate the moisture. Keeping your windows open will aid in the drying process, if that is possible.

Contact SERVPRO Professional Water Restoration Company.

Your flooding issues may be beyond your control. It is wise to call in the expert professionals to save your home--SERVPRO which is IICRC certified. This company will make sure that the problem will be addressed quickly and in the most convenient way.

Locally Owned Company with National Resources

SERVPRO of St.Charles/Geneva/Batavia  is locally owned and operated—so we are part of this community too. We are also part of a national network of over 1,650 SERVPRO Franchises and special Disaster Recovery Teams strategically located throughout the country to respond to large scale disasters.

 We are here in St.Charles/Geneva/Batavia and are ready to help you.  Just call us.  (630) 377-7062