There is nothing worse than coming back to a home flooded with water. Flood damage is hazardous for your health and harmful to your residence or business. If handled quickly, harm and recovery costs can be lessened, and the development of mold or other contaminants can be reduced. Therefore, quick time is vital when it comes to flooding damage. The key risks of water damage would be the weakening of building foundations, biological hazards, and potential short circuits in the electrical system. Quick action can avoid injury and damage of property. After taking safety precautions, such as cutting off the energy supply, water supply, and gas supply, finding a water damage restoration service will be first priority.

Water damage is sorted into three classes. Category one includes water from a sanitary or clean source, also referred to as clear water. This type of damage stems out of broken clean water supply lines and such. Category two includes water that's slightly contaminated and may cause some kind of illness if digested, like washing machine overflow, dishwasher overflow, or bathroom with urine overflow. Category three includes water grossly unsanitary, and could cause severe illness or death if ingested, for example sewage water, or flooding from rivers and streams. This type of water is nicknamed black water.

A great risk and threat from water damage is the formation of mold. Mold can develop over most surfaces and can cause health problems if digested. The worst portion of mold is that the symptoms, which are as simple as rashes, headaches, allergies, and runny nose, are invisible to physicians. Since the mould is not physically visible, physicians assume you have some other illness.

Restoration services operate first by drying the construction, sanitize any affected or cross contaminated areas, and deodorize all affected areas and materials. After the labor is completed, water damage gear including, but not limited to, air movers, air scrubbers, dehumidifiers, hardwood flooring drying systems, and sub floor drying equipment is abandoned in the residence. After a period of two to three days, a reevaluation of the house is taken to monitor the drying procedure.