Ameridry Blog The World's Worst Water Damage Removal Advice

If you're unfortunate enough to have a problem with water inside your Cape Coral home, you're probably looking for the easiest and least expensive way to handle the water damage cleanup. Friends and family might just be coming out of the woodwork with advice on how you can handle the water removal yourself instead of calling a professional water damage cleanup company. While well intentioned, this advice can actually be detrimental to your health and your home. Here's some of the world's worst water damage removal advice that our clients have heard from their well-meaning friends and family members.Household Fans Can Handle Water Damage CleanupWhen you have a problem with water damage, it's tempting to run out to the nearest hardware store and buy as many box fans as you can afford and flip all your home's ceiling fans on high. Although a professional water damage company like AmeriDry uses fans as one method of drying your home, these fans are far more powerful.Additionally, when you hire a water damage cleanup company, you'll be able to know whether your home is actually dry! AmeriDry uses thermal imaging cameras to help 'see' whether hidden areas, such as behind drywall, are dry thoroughly.