{"id":12461,"date":"2023-12-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/?p=12461"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:35:48","slug":"what-do-about-flooded-crawl-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/water-damage\/what-do-about-flooded-crawl-space\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do About a Flooded Crawl Space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you start searching the internet for information on flooding and storm damage, you\u2019ll come across many articles discussing what to do if your basement floods. A flooded basement is a serious problem\u2014but if you live in Southern California, it\u2019s not a problem at all. Because you don\u2019t have a basement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, what our homes have\u2014if they don\u2019t sit directly on a concrete slab\u2014are crawl spaces<\/em>, a narrow area between the ground floor of a house and the ground itself. If you\u2019ve ever had to enter the crawl space for your house, you know why it\u2019s called that: it\u2019s a tight space that requires moving on your hands and knees to navigate\u2014if you ever need to navigate it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your home has a crawl space, it can flood just like a basement and create a serious danger of water damage. This flooding can happen from rainfall, but also because of plumbing leaks\u2014so there\u2019s no time of the year when you\u2019re totally out of danger of flooding in the crawl space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re the local experts for handling water damage in Orange County, CA<\/a>, and in this post we\u2019ll talk about what to do if you have a flooded crawl space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Turn off the electricity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Crawl spaces often contain electrical wires (it\u2019s often one of the reasons to have a crawl space). To prevent electrical damage to the house and to yourself, shut off the electricity to your home as soon as you discover flooding in the crawl space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access the crawl space to survey the damage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once the flooding has ended, go down to the crawl space (carefully!) and do a visual inspection. Don\u2019t go too deep into it: use a flashlight to get a sense of what kind of damage the water has done. If you have a sump-pump in place, a good amount of the water will already have been removed, but this doesn\u2019t mean your home has escaped serious damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remove any standing water<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have a wet\/dry vac, this is what you bought it for! Remove as much of the standing water as you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Document the damage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is always a key step after your home has suffered any type of fire or storm damage. Take photos and videos of the damaged area to thoroughly document it. This will be important during the restoration and insurance claims process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call us for water damage restoration services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leaving behind a damp crawl space doesn\u2019t resolve the issue with flooding! Just doing a DIY clean-up with a wet\/dry vac isn\u2019t sufficient. Water is insidious and will get into wood, insulation, and other areas. You need our professional services to do a full clean-up, starting with completely drying the area. Otherwise the moisture in the crawl space will lead to mold, creating even more serious damage to your home. We\u2019ll take care of the restoration work necessary to ensure your home still has a solid foundation to sit on and that any other damage is repaired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For comprehensive home restoration services you can rely on, contact Jarvis Restoration today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If your home has a crawl space, it can flood just like a basement and create a serious danger of water damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[98],"tags":[108,89],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12461"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12464,"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12461\/revisions\/12464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jarvisrestoration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}