The ordeal of seeing your home and possessions ruined by flood damage is one that no family should have to go through. The effects of large volumes of water can be severe and more often than not personal possessions are damaged beyond repair. Loosing treasured possessions can have a large emotional and personal effect on you and your family and repairing these emotional scars is just as important as fixing the damage to your home and possessions.

Before you can even think about going back into your home you need to ensure all amenities are turned off. You should also be mindful of any structural weakness which may have occurred from the flood. Once it’s safe to go back into the home your first efforts should be focused on protecting your home and possessions from further flood damage.

Once you feel safe from further flood damage you need to start the laborious task of drying out your home. Some possessions will have to be binned but some may be worth saving. All should be removed from the home and placed in suitable locations for drying out. You should then dry out your home using de-humidifiers, blankets, towels and plenty of air circulation. Once this process has been completed you can turn the utilities back on (this should have a positive effect on the emotional hurt that flood damage brings) and begin making your house a home once more.

These are simple steps which should be taken to ensure your home doesn’t face the long term problems that come after flood damage has occurred. If you have been victim to a particularly bad flood then the damp contained within the structure of your home needs to be dried using dehumidifiers to prevent further damage to existing or replacement possessions. Find out more about dehumidifier hire if your home or business has been flooded.

Recovering from flood damage is one of the hardest things any family, home owner, business owner or individual has to go through. Make sure all your lost possessions are recorded and take full advantage of help from insurance companies and volunteer organisations. Please check the resources below for further reading on the help available to flood damage victims.