Is My Flooded Seminole Home Safe to Stay In?

5/6/2020 (Permalink)

Look at this flood damage in Seminole. SERVPRO can come to the rescue. To keep your feet dry.

Flooding Can Be Hazardous and Harmful Depending on the Situation, But Our SERVPRO Professionals Can Work to Get You Back Home Quickly. 

There is a considerable volume of misinformation online about what constitutes an emergency or disaster for your home. Flooding is one of the circumstances that could always present potentially harmful conditions, especially with standing water existing in multiple areas of the property. Determining if the house in Seminole is safe to stay in after flooding often comes down more to a compiling of information from our SERVPRO team and your insurance adjuster.

What Makes Natural Flooding Such a Concern? 

Flood damage to Seminole homes can be an amplified and hazardous situation when natural flooding has occurred. There are many potential threats and harmful substances and debris that can get carried into the property with natural flooding and flash flooding circumstances, including:

• Viral and Bacterial Pathogens – Pathogenic threats exist when bacteria get introduced to the otherwise clean and sanitary environment of your home. Depending on the source of viral or bacterial threats, these microbes can exist for days or even weeks if not correctly cleaned and disinfected. 
  

• Volatile Organic Compounds – When microorganisms like spores seat into organic materials and form colonies, they emit volatile organic compounds that can cause health effects to humans and pets exposed.

• Decaying Solids – With flash flooding, it is not uncommon for rushing water to grab animals or carcasses and deposit them in or around your house. Decaying solids like this can be a concentrated point for bacteria.
  

• Microbial Growth – Unmanaged water on your floors or throughout the property can develop into mold threats in as little as 48 hours. Mold can spread quickly and require our Applied Microbial Remediation Technicians (AMRT) to resolve.

Our professionals have extensive training and experience in the cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting of your flooded home after a disaster. Our SERVPRO of Seminole & Central Gulf Beaches team can get you back home quickly. Call us at (727) 391-6212.