Flooding in Omaha and Surrounding Areas

[Tony Cimino]

With the recent mass melt off, ground saturation, and flooding, I am sure a lot of you guys are getting calls from your tenants about flooding basements.  I got a call last night.

What are your typical steps you follow when dealing with these type of issues?

Do you call your insurance and make a claim?  Do add soil to the side of the home to redirect runoff? Get fans to dry out the area and hope it doesn't happen again?

[Jody Joens]

I just got the call.  So far, there is nothing claim worthy.  First priority is getting things dry as quickly as possible....or mold.  We pulled carpet, sucked up water, started fans.  I'll also be delivering a dehumidifier later today.  With the actively running water, it was easy to see where some dirt work can likely mitigate another event (hopefully).  I will be tackling that when things dry out.