How To Eliminate Mold On Walls After A Flood 

If your home has been flooded, the chances are that you end up with a mold problem. However, there are steps you can take to prevent mold from growing in your home after it has been flooded. We will look into them below. 

Hiring Mold Professionals and Flood Cleaning Experts

After a flood, the best thing to do is to contact a mold removal specialist company or water damage companies, who clean up flooded houses.

This will ensure that all mold problems are appropriately addressed. You will also have the peace of mind knowing that it is entirely safe to continue living in your home after being professionally rehabilitated.

Prevent Mold After A Flood

Mold can start growing after a day or two, therefore it is essential to act as quickly as possible if your home has been flooded. Make sure that you will only enter your home when it is completely secure.

If you are going to do the flood cleanup yourself, you should start by moving your things out, so they don’t get wet. This is to protect them while cleaning the rest of the house.

Drying Your Home After A Flood

After a flood, the sooner your home can dry, the better. That way, you can minimize mold problems and perhaps prevent mold from growing at all.

Using things like dehumidifiers, fans, or heaters helps dry your home faster. First, make sure it is safe to use the appliances. If the air outside is not too humid, then open the windows to ventilate your home.

Removing Wet Carpets

If the carpets or rugs in your house got wet, then you need to remove them. The padding on the back of the carpets takes a long time to dry if it becomes saturated and will end up smelling bad and promoting mold growth.

Remove Flooded Or Moldy Items

Next, you should take all the things that got wet during the flood, such as furniture and boxes outside your home. Make sure these wet items are not moved to another location within your home, as they can spread the mold problem. 

However, it would be best if you took them directly outside. If possible, before you move them, put plastic bags on these items to help prevent mold from spreading. You will have to decide whether to throw these things away or clean and save them for when you can bring them back into the house.

Donna Enn