Atlanta Water Damage Restoration

You come home from work to find your home a complete wet mess. Here are a few tips to help clean up your water damage Atlanta, so pay very close attention as they can mean the difference in saving your home, belongings, health and safety too.

The reason we say this is that water damage cleanup involves more than just drying out a few of your favorite dripping wet carpets. You will have to realize that you will need to deal with all kinds of flood-related problems including possible electrical problems, replacing damaged sheet rock, and preventing the mold from growing. So let’s start with safety first.

1. We are all aware of the old saying that water and electricity do not mix. So the very first thing that you need to do to avoid possible electrocution is that if the floors are wet not to turn on any electrical switches or touch or plug in any electrical appliances. Sad to say countless people are killed by combining water and electricity each year. If the electrical panel is in a dry area then go ahead and shut off the circuit breakers until you can dry everything out. If the power has shut down itself because of the water do not attempt to turn it back on until a licensed electrician has surveyed the situation. (more…)

Sometimes we forget how bad the 2009 Atlanta flood was. Take a moment to review this CNN coverage as a helicopter gives us a wet tour of our wet town.

Notice the the flooding on I85. And who can forget what Six Flags in Douglasville, GA looked like under brown muddy water. You can see the Chattahoochee overflowing and all of the poor home owners whose houses look like they are sitting in the middle of a lake! It is going take months to help these people with all of the water damage restoration in Atlanta that is needed.

Let’s pray it doesn’t happen again!