After a Leak: The 24-Hour Checklist

What this video covers

The clip is the first-day sequence after a burst pipe.

Stop the water at the source, extract everything standing, then pull out wet carpet and padding rather than trying to dry them in place. Padding in particular holds water against the subfloor and will not dry usefully where it lies.

The takeaway

Speed beats thoroughness on day one. Getting saturated material out of the building immediately matters more than doing a tidy job of it.

Read the full written guide: Leak Mold Prevention Checklist.

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