If the first thing that you saw today was water in your basement, then don’t jump right into it and consider yourself a super hero to remove all of the water in an instance. Rush towards you circuit breaker and switch off the power of your house to make sure that the remaining electrical appliances are safe.

Once you have switched off the power and placed your electronic devices on a safer location, roll up your sleeves and start cleaning the water. By doing so, you can then easily inspect the damage caused by flood. Sometimes the sump pump also fails before time, so you might have to purchase a new one in order to drain the water. Moreover, a pump alone cannot remove all the water, you will have to use mop or towels for water cleanup as well.

However, if the water in your basement is above two feet, then it’s time to call the restoration team indeed.

Now that you want your basement to be completely dry, remove everything which got stuck in water and put them at a place where they could dry out quickly. It is also important that you remove your carpets as well as it can give birth to a lot of molds.

Also try filing an insurance claim for all the damaged items and the restoration of basement itself.

Unfortunately, your basement won’t dry on its own.  You’ll have to run fans or even rent out industrial blowers if your basement is too big. The early you dry it off, the better it is for your basement as you can eventually stop the moisture or bacteria to grow around your house. However, if you are late then only a dehumidifier can save you.

As they say; one lesson should be enough, therefore, now is also the time to figure out how water entered inside your basement and what can you do to prevent this in future? You can also consult with a water cleanup professional in New Haven CT and see if you need to change your gutter or are there any cracks in your foundation that brought the water inside?