Everyone knows that severe floods in Ontario can be very dangerous: when water fills your basement and destroys your home, it’s a no-brainer that staying out of the way is a good idea. But did you know that even a small flood or leak can be just as dangerous?
Flood cleanup is always a potentially dangerous job and should be left to a trained residential cleaning team. They have the tools as well as the knowledge to keep themselves out of harm’s way.
Here are just a few of the reasons why flood cleanup should be done by a professional residential cleaning team like ours in Toronto and the GTA:
1. Electricity. This is one of the most important reasons why flood cleanup should be left to the professionals. It is a simple fact that water and electricity do not mix, and if your basement has any amount of water in it, there’s a chance that it could be coming into contact with live electricity.
Trained residential cleaning teams have the means to safely navigate through flood waters to shut the power off. Before the power is shut off, it is dangerous for anyone but a professional to come into contact with any flood waters; in a worst-case scenario, wading through water that is in contact with live electricity could be fatal.
2. Bacteria. Depending on the source of the flood, the standing water in your home could range between clean water and black water. Clean water is drinkable water, which comes from burst pipes or other such causes. Black water, however, is water that contains harmful bacteria or waste material, such as when the flood is caused naturally or by burst sewage pipes. It is incredibly dangerous to human health and should be avoided by anyone but trained residential cleaning professionals.
Residential cleaning teams trained in flood cleanup have the means to protect themselves and others from the dangers of black water. With the right equipment and knowledge, the problem can be dealt with before anyone is harmed.
3. Mould. Even the smallest leak or flood can leave dangerous mould in its wake. After the standing water is cleared from the home by flood cleanup professionals, all materials that have been saturated, like drywall, studs, flooring and insulation, need to be replaced. If these materials are dealt with improperly, they become breeding grounds for several types of harmful mould that can cause respiratory problems or even death.
Many residential cleaning teams trained in flood cleanup will also offer to strip these materials out of your home, and will make sure no potentially harmful materials are left behind. Canadian Carpet Cleaners can help you with flood clean up and other emergency services if you are based in Toronto or the GTA.