Storm & Flood Damage Cleanup in Smyrna, GA

Yes, it is treated as contaminated Category 3 water because it picks up mud, chemicals, and other contaminants on its way in. That is why porous materials it soaked usually come out and the space is disinfected, not just dried.

Flood water contaminates porous materials like carpet, pad, and the lower part of drywall, so they are removed for safety rather than dried in place. Hard surfaces and framing are cleaned, disinfected, and dried.

Surface and creek flooding is usually covered by separate flood insurance, not a standard homeowners policy, while an interior water failure often is covered. Crews document the source and cause so you can work it with your carriers.

In a flash flood near a creek or a low crossing it can rise very fast, affecting a whole ground floor in under an hour. Never walk or drive through moving flood water, and call once you are safe.

Stay out of the water if you can, keep clear of outlets and the panel, and photograph everything for your claim. Then call to extract, clean, disinfect, and dry the structure.

It depends on how far the water spread and how much has to be removed and disinfected, but drying a flooded ground floor is usually several days of controlled drying with daily moisture readings.