Safety Tips

11/5/2021 (Permalink)

When your home or business have been flooded, you may want to call a water damage clean up contractors to save your house from heavy damage.

Before SERVPRO of McAllen arrives to the home to begin mitigation, these are some safety precautions you may follow:

1. Be aware of insects

in flood water, many dangerous animals may have washed in from outside with the water. Keep children and animals away from any gray or black water

2. Stayaway from electrical wires

Turn off all ceiling fans if the ceilings are wet.

3. Keep away from damaged walls and floors

in the event that the flood in your home was severe, if stepped on or with time they may cave in. try to stay away from these areas until a professional gets there for inspection.

4.Protect important documentation

Any important documentation that you want to want to preserve, keep them in a ziplock bag!

When you find yourself in a situation where the water damage is too severe count SERVPRO of McAllen into cleanup and restoration of your home.