What Precautions Help When Decontaminating Cedar Hill Homes After Flood Damage?

12/23/2021 (Permalink)

Flooding after storms tends to leave properties inundated with contaminated water. Don't go it alone! Call SERVPRO!

SERVPRO Can Help You Safeguard Your Property and All Occupants During Decontamination

Flooding after storms tends to leave properties inundated with contaminated water. Although addressing structural damages is crucial, cleaning up and decontaminating floors, walls, and contents is vital. Precautions are necessary when decontaminating your Cedar Hill home for safety and compliance with state regulations.

The precautions relate to every aspect of flood damage restoration in your Cedar Hill property. Therefore, working with an experienced restoration team from SERVPRO presents a better chance of identifying all critical areas and taking the appropriate actions. 

Crucial issues to pay close attention to when mitigating flood contamination include:

• Using the proper chemical agents and applying them correctly
• Complying with local or state laws, especially on harmful material disposal
• Protecting the structure while eliminating all trace contaminants
• Safety of everyone involved

Disinfectants fall into different categories, so it is essential to establish the contaminants present at the loss site. Flooding mainly involves biohazards like bacteria and viruses. Traces of chemicals such as herbicides are also likely to accumulate in the inundated areas. Commercial cleaning agents usually have labels indicating their chemical composition and the concentration of each element. SERVPRO technicians also use specially formulated products, ensuring better outcomes.

The products that destroy harmful microorganisms can also affect people. Therefore, safety is crucial. Using PPE and evacuating the structure when applying chemicals are simple steps to guarantee safety. Apart from protecting people, it is also essential to protect the structure during decontamination.

Some of the steps that help protect the structure and contents include:

• Setting a staging area protected by a Poly Drop Cloth on the floor
• Removing or covering sensitive items with a drop cloth
• Turning off HVAC systems

SERVPRO of Southeast Dallas County strives to handle flood damage safely making it, “Like it never even happened." Call us at (972) 227-0800. We’re Faster To Any Size Disaster.