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Water damage happens a lot of different ways.Ways such as your toilet overflowing, or your sink, or your dishwasher, or a washing machine, or worse a busted pipe.You don’t expect it to happen, but if it does, you have to take some quick steps to stop any more damage.  Eventually you will want to call a water damage cleanup company, but before they get there, do these important steps.  This is coming from years of experience as a water damage San Diego company.

First thing you want to do is stop any possibility of electrocutions.  You need to shut off all power to any flooded areas.  The water damage service company should be able to walk you through how to do that.

Second, you have to stop any more water.You can do this by cutting off the source of water that caused the flooding.

Third, you have to protect your furnishings from any more damage.  Leaving furniture in water can turn something that could have been repaired into an item that will need to be replaced which will cost more money.  Get them out of the water as soon as possible.

Those are the things you will want to do immediately prior to calling any water damage restoration service.  But once you have done those things and have called a good company to do the water damage cleanup, here are a few more things you should do while waiting.

You will want to start soaking up as much water as possible with a mop or a large towel to soak up as much of the water as possible.  Remember, the longer any wall or furniture or flooring is exposed to water, the greater the damage can be including mold damage.

Next, you will want to wipe off any moisture from the  furniture.Once again you are trying to minimize the costs of the damage as much as possible

Also you will want to remove any wet area rugs, or anything else on the floor that is in the effected area.

Finally any closet doors or dresser drawers or whatever else that can be opened to allow air to circulate you want to open.

Doing these things will allow you to minimize as much damage as possible prior to calling the water damage repair company.This will save you a lot money and minimize the costs in the long run.