Avoid Flood Damage Remediation Mistakes in Your Pensacola Residence

7/31/2019 (Permalink)

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Why You Do Not Enter Floodwater in Pensacola Homes 

Many threats and risks enter a Pensacola property along with floodwater. The more than homeowners can understand these hazards, the better able to avoid severe injuries and death that can result from unsafe practices or inexperience. In the standing water that has penetrated the lowest level of your property, you have several distinct life-threatening or health-compromising concerns that can be present.  

While it is not uncommon for homeowners to work to mitigate flood damage in Pensacola properties before they ever call in professionals like our SERVPRO team, it is vital to understand your limitations and what the equipment you have is capable of handling. Additionally, natural flooding can become structurally damaging, or provide even more dangerous scenarios, such as: 

• Animals – Flooding, which can bring up the levels of creeks other bodies of water in the area, also brings the threat of alligators, snakes, and rodents. This potential infestation makes a pressing risk for getting into the murky water and insists that extraction efforts happen from a safer height.

• Biohazardous Threats – While our SERVPRO team has an entire division of highly-trained professionals to address biohazard cleanup after flooding, many homeowners do not even realize the risk. Flooding can overflow sewer systems and pull that contaminated wastewater into the rising threat affecting the neighborhood.

• Debris – Another potential threat that exists with standing floodwater is unknown debris and items in the muddy water. Without proper protection, restorers can get cut by sharp edges, injured on uneven surfaces, or trapped in shifting sediments. 

• Electrical Current – It is not unlikely for structural damages to occur with the destructive intrusion of water, and with it, the possibility of electrical system damage. Live wires outside of your home or from your household can make the floodwater incredibly dangerous. 

Multiple risks exist in standing water trapped in your house and around it when substantial flooding occurs. Understanding these threats helps to keep you safe, even through the often taxing extraction and drying phases. If you are unclear of how to restore your home or want to utilize the expertise of our professionals, count on our SERVPRO of West Pensacola crew to help. You can reach us 24/7 at (850) 469-1160. 

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