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How to Prevent Molds Formation After Water Damage

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How to Prevent Molds Formation After Water Damage

When your home gets flooded, a lot of things can get damaged. Water can get everything, even under your floor. If you have wood floors, the water can seep under them and cause buckling or warping.

Every year, insurance companies spend millions on water damage claims. But it’s not just the water damage that homeowners have to be wary of. Where there is excess moisture, there can also be molds. As molds like to grow in moist environments, there is a chance that they can grow even after you have wiped down and dried up everything.

Here are just some of the things that you can do to prevent the formation of molds:

Act quickly

As soon as it is safe to go back to your home and there are no threats such as electrocution, you should start cleaning up. If there is still lingering water, you can use a sump pump to get rid of it. It’s good to have your sump pump maintained before the start of the winter season or summer season. In the event of natural disasters, you have the sump pump to rely on.

Clean and dry up all surfaces

Use dry rags to clean and wipe all your surfaces. Mop your floors to make sure there is no more moisture on these surfaces.

Open all the windows

Open all those windows to allow air to circulate inside your home. Leave it that way for the whole day and do it again for the next few days. This will help naturally dry up your home, even the areas that you were not able to reach.

Use a fan

A circulating fan will also help dry up your rooms faster. Turn them on during the day to help circulate air and encourage the removal of excess moisture.

Use a dehumidifier

Another thing that you should do is to use a dehumidifier. This will help get rid of excess moisture in the air. You can get a whole-house dehumidifier that is capable of catering to big homes or get individual ones for the areas of the house that were affected by the flooding.

It’s also important to have your home checked by restoration companies. It might look fine on the outside but on the inside, molds could be growing already. You don’t want to live in a house with molds growing. You should have restoration companies in Kelowna check the property for signs of molds growth and get rid of them as soon as possible.

Hire restoration companies with extensive experience in dealing with water damage. You can get the help of restoration companies in Kelowna such as Total Restoration to help bring back your home to its original state.

Tom Johnson is the author of this article. For more details about Fire Damage Restoration in Kelowna please visit our website: totalrestoration.ca/kelowna

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