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What to do if your apartment is flooded by neighbors on top
Residents of multi-storey buildings sometimes encounter an unpleasant phenomenon: a flood. A breakthrough of a heating or water supply pipe, forgetfulness of neighbors - and now water runs from the ceiling and along the walls, and puddles accumulate on the floor. What if the trouble has already happened?
The first step is to eliminate the cause of the flooding: find the apartment where the leak has occurred, or call the emergency service and shut off the water supply.
An equally important step that you can take at the same time as the first is to turn off the electricity in your apartment and move electrical appliances to a safe place.
Stages of cleaning a flooded apartment
After the consequences of the accident have been eliminated, and you have removed the visible accumulations of water, you will need to think about cleaning the premises.
Remember that mud accumulated during flooding can be dangerous. Use protective equipment (gloves, respirator) if there is a lot of it. Then, using special agents (based on chlorine, alcohols, peroxides, etc.), disinfect accessible surfaces.
Damp rooms must be dried - this will protect the surfaces from the appearance of mold and mildew. It is a good idea to open windows and doors and provide sufficient air flow. Air heaters or heat guns can help speed up the drying process of walls, floors, ceilings and furniture.
If you do not want to do such heavy cleaning yourself, you can entrust this matter to one of the cleaning company Spokane. Usually employees of cleaning companies have a lot of experience in this type of apartment cleaning.
The next steps will depend on what kind of flooring is used in your apartment and how much water has spilled out.
- Perhaps everything will cost only by removing the baseboards - this will ensure air circulation and natural drying of the linoleum.
- In more difficult cases, it is necessary to remove the laminate or parquet, dry or change the cork backing and re-install.
- Some wallpapers are moisture permeable, so you may not need to replace them.
- The only material that won't be harmed by flooding is plastic. So, plastic windows are not in particular danger. Worse, if the frames are wooden - they can dry out.
- Carpets and carpets also need to be dried and disinfected.