A methodical response to flood events, covering everything from water removal to sanitizing the spaces it touched.
A flood behaves differently than a small indoor leak. Floodwater usually carries silt, debris, and outside contaminants straight into a home or business, so cleanup takes more than just pulling water out. TotalRestore Solutions has managed flood cleanup projects across Round Lake Park, IL for 15 years, coordinating extraction, cleaning, and drying to bring a flooded property back to a safe, usable state.
We start by removing standing water along with any debris it brought with it, whether that's mud, plant matter, or loose material from outside. Floodwater is usually treated as contaminated, so affected surfaces get cleaned and sanitized rather than just dried out, and porous materials that can't be properly cleaned, like soaked carpet padding or insulation, are generally pulled out and discarded.
With surfaces cleaned, drying equipment goes up throughout the affected area. Air movers keep air circulating across wet surfaces while dehumidifiers pull the resulting moisture out of the air, working as a pair to bring humidity back down to a normal range. We track that progress with moisture meters instead of judging by eye, since a surface can look dry while walls or subfloors underneath are still holding moisture.
A flood can hit several rooms or an entire lower level at once, which changes how we run the cleanup. Our team maps out every affected area, prioritizes rooms based on how much water got in, and works through the property in a set order so nothing gets skipped. We keep property owners updated at each stage, from the first extraction through the final moisture check.
Surfaces touched by floodwater are cleaned and sanitized, not just dried.
Mud and outside debris carried in by floodwater get cleared as part of the process.
Larger flood events are mapped out room by room so nothing gets missed.
Meters verify drying progress instead of relying on how things look.
Extract standing water and remove mud or debris that came in with it.
Wipe down and sanitize surfaces that were in contact with floodwater.
Position air movers and dehumidifiers across the affected rooms.
Verify materials are dry with moisture meters before closing out the job.
Yes. Floodwater often carries outside contaminants like silt and debris, so it typically needs cleaning and sanitizing in addition to drying.
It depends on how many rooms were affected and how much material soaked up water, but drying equipment often runs for several days to bring humidity fully back down.
Yes, clearing mud, silt, and other debris carried in by the flood is part of the process before drying equipment goes in.
Reach our team to discuss your flood cleanup needs and get an estimate for the work involved.
Call 1 (877) 264-5920