Limiting Damage During A Commercial Flood

6/19/2020 (Permalink)

We understand the stress that comes with flooding in your business. Here are some helpful tips to help prevent potential damages before or during a flood!

• Protect doorways or any other open gaps by putting sandbags in front or behind them. This will minimize the amount of water that forcefully enters your home.
• Take photos or videos of flooding and report to your insurance. This will help you in the long run when trying to replace the items affected by the flood.
• Move any valuables to a higher floor or elevate them from the floor not allowing water to touch them in any way.
• Clean and clear gutters. This will allow water to more easily move and not get stuck around your home.
• Keep up to date on the news of the flood using radio
• Have a plumper install an interior or exterior backflow prevention valve to make sure there is no sewage backup during the flood.
• Turn off water line to stop water from continually flooding your home (Helps only if that is the source of the flood).
• If possible have a survival kit containing important documents, food, water, medications and a first aid kit in case you need to leave your home or stay indoors for an extended amount of time.
• Open window in your home to help air move more freely. This will prevent pressure buildups or major changes in air flow.
• Stay away from downed power lines and electrical wires.
• Shut off electricity to prevent and short-circuits, malfunctions or electrocutions.
• If advised to evacuate please do for the safety of your family and find higher ground to go to.
• Try to remove the water as fast as possible using buckets, vacuum, or various other methods.
• Call SERVPRO of Lynnwood - Industry leading water restoration specialists 

Using some or all of these methods could help save your home and valuables from worse damage or possible replacement, while saving you (the business owner) thousands of dollars in the process. If there is a possibility of a flood happening take precaution to limit damage and call in the professionals at SERVPRO of Lynnwood, 425-774-1148.