WHAT TO DO UNTIL THE ADJUSTER ARRIVES (Flood claim)

• Read your flood policy. What coverage’s did you purchase?
• Begin to dry out the building and personal property.
• Keep a/c or furnace fan running, to assist in drying out of the property. If
  no heating/cooling, keep windows open and have fans blowing to assist in
  drying.
• Try to find documents relating to the purchase of the flood-damaged
  property.
• If your carpet and pad have been saturated by the floodwater, cut and
  remove the carpet and pad. Save a small (2-feet by 2-feet square) piece
  of the carpet to show to the adjuster.
• If your carpet is damp, pull the carpet loose, remove the pad and dry the
  floor.
• Keep oriental rugs wet – roll them up and take to professional cleaners for
  proper cleaning or evaluation.
• Clean floors, walls, cabinets with mixture of 1-part bleach, 4-parts water.
• If cleaning is removing water lines, take photos of the interior and exterior
  water line depth.
• Separate the damaged from the undamaged property. Maintain control
  over the damaged property for the adjuster.
• Call appliance repair company to have technician clean, service and
  provide repair estimate for flood-damaged appliances.
• Call heating company to have technician clean, service and provide repair
  estimate for flood-damaged appliances.
• Call heating company to have technician clean, service and provide repair
  estimate for flood-damaged heating/cooling equipment.

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