Emergency Tips

1/3/2020 (Permalink)

When disaster strikes, it's nice to be prepared and to be able to mitigate any problem until professional help arrives on site. I'm going to give you some do's and dont's when it comes to water damage and what to do until your trained SERVPRO crew arrives on site. 

One thing you can do to help the situation before the pros arrive is to shut off the source of water if possible and to contact the qualified party to stop the water source. Another important tip is to turn off the circuit breakers for wet areas of the building to avoid electrical shock and increase safety.  

One thing you should never do while waiting for the professionals to arrive is to enter rooms with standing water where electrical shock hazards may exist. Another thing that you should absolutely never do is enter a room where ceilings are sagging from retained water. 

These are just a couple things you can and can't do to help the situation and stay safe until our trained SERVPRO crew is on site.