Before you haul out a single wet rug, document storm damage with photos and video. A clear record helps your insurer understand what happened, and it helps you remember it later. Here is the short version. First, photograph and video everything. Then make only the temporary repairs needed to stop … Read more about How to Document Storm Damage Before Cleanup Starts
Contaminated Floodwater in Your House: What to Know
Yes. If water came into your house from outdoor flooding or storm surge, it's contaminated Floodwater, and you should treat it that way from minute one. On the way to your door it picks up soil, street runoff and sometimes sewage. That changes the cleanup. Drying alone won't do it, because the … Read more about Contaminated Floodwater in Your House: What to Know