Had a minor house flood today..

[Jakob]

Had a hose on the back of the washing machine break and flood the whole laundry room and the living room in a matter of minutes while I was out of the house today. Probably had an inch and a half of standing water. I quickly turned off the water/power, took out all the electronics and all the furniture. Luckily I have a door in my living room that leads right outside to the porch. I was able to get all the water out in less than 10 minutes thanks to the door access. So to make a long story short nothing got damaged or broken and the rooms cleaned up extremely fast. My problem is though I need some advice on fighting any mold/mildew that might come because of the flood. I've already mopped the hardwoods and baseboards 10+ times with a mixture of water and bleach.

 

I'll probably mop it a few more times with the same mixture tomorrow. Should I be doing anything else though?

[Chimera]

Did you make sure the dryer snake is gone first?

[Jakob]

Did you make sure the dryer snake is gone first?

 

While I was hanging over the back of my washing machine connecting a new hose it popped into my head how awful it would be if another snake was in there with me.

[Rise of The Hive]

Sorry to hear that Jakob.

[cookinbrak]

Keep air moving in there. Put a fan or 2 blowing. If the sheetrock got wet, it takes a couple days to dry out.

[jasonluckydog]

Diluted bleach..

[Big A]

Rent a dehumidifier for best outcome. At minimum keep air moving with fans. Mold needs warmth and humidity to grow, so lower AC temperature. If you want to avoid using chemicals, vinegar kills mold. you can put some in a sprayer and spray around base of walls so it will mix with any water in Sheetrock and behind baseboards. You know I have lots of experience with this,

[Mother Grabber]

I'll bet the cops came in and did it as a prank.

[PandaPancake]

Or possibly a disgruntled member of a fan forum for a local sports team that had enough. Just a guess of course.

We had a pipe burst in January and the most important thing is to have insurance. Renters or homeowners. We paid our deductible and the experts came in. We had a lot of carpet get wet but they ran fans under it to keep the air moving. A dehumidifier and some fans you should be good.

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