This article lists references sources for dealing with flood damage to buildings, safe entry to flooded buildings, and cleaning or preventing future damage or mold contamination in flooded buildings.

If your building has been flooded, this website provides an easy to understand guide for flood damage assessment, setting priorities of action, safety, and we provide special information about avoiding or minimizing mold damage.

Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Storm & Wind Damaged Building Assessment, Cleanup, Repair, & Future Damage Prevention

This page provides an ARTICLE INDEX

• FLOOD DAMAGE CLEANUP & REPAIR GUIDE - expanded, updated guidance originating with the FEMA/ARC document listed next
• ARTICLE INDEX to BUILDING DAMAGE, DISASTER, REPAIR - complete index
• BRICK VENEER WALL LEAKS in FLOOD PRONE AREAS
• BUILDING DAMAGE ASSESSMENT & REPAIR - home
• DRINKING WATER EMERGENCY SOURCES
• ELECTRICAL
• CORROSION & MOISTURE SOURCES in PANELS
• WET SUBMERGED K&T WIRING
• FLOOD & DISASTER BUILDING DAMAGE REPAIR PROCEDURES - home
  • Step 1. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST
  • Step 2. GIVE YOUR HOME FIRST AID
  • Step 3. GET ORGANIZED
  • BUILDING ENTRY for DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
  • Step 4. BUILDING DRY-OUT PROCEDURES
  • SALVAGE BUILDING CONTENTS
  • Step 5. RESTORE UTILITIES AFTER FLOODING
  • MOLD CONTROL, FLOOD RESPONSE
  • Step 6. FLOOD DAMAGED BUILDING CLEAN-UP
  • Step 7. CHECK ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
  • Step 8. REBUILD AND FLOODPROOF
  • Step 9. FLOOD & STORM INSURANCE
  • FLOOD-CAUSED MOLD PREVENTION
  • FLOOD REPAIR CONTRACTORS
  • WHEN TO STOP LOOKING FOR MOLD
  • FLOOD & STORM DAMAGE REFERENCES for damage assessment & cleanup
• FLOOD DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION
• BRICK VENEER WALL REPAIRS in FLOOD PRONE AREAS
• HOMEOWNER's GUIDE to RETROFITTING [PDF] Temporarily offline, original copy available Flood-Damage-Retrofitting-FEMA_P-312.pdf - FEMA P-312 (2014) Six Ways to Protect Your Home From Flooding
• REDUCING FLOOD RISK to RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS that CANNOT BE ELEVATED [PDF] FEMA (2015)
• FLOOD CLEANUP - TX [PDF] Precautions from Texas Department of State Health Services, retrieved 2017/10/17, original source: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/preparedness/factsheet_floods.shtm
• FLOODED CAR DETECTION
• FOUNDATIONS
• FLOOD VENTS & FLOOD PORTS
• FOUNDATION DAMAGED, by FLOODING
• FOUNDATION DAMAGED, by FLOODING FAQs
• HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Flood Damage
• HEATING EQUIPMENT, FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIR
• OIL LINE UNBLOCKING after HURRICANE or FLOOD DAMAGE
• WATER & ICE IN DUCT WORK
• WET CORRODED DUCT WORK
• INTERIORS
• CRAWL SPACE DRYOUT
• CRAWL SPACE SEAL & SANITIZE
• DRYWALL: ASSESSING WATER DAMAGE to GYPSUM BOARD [PDF] Gypsum Association
• WOOD FLOOR DAMAGE REPAIR
• NATURAL DISASTERS ADVICE: US CDC https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
• FLOOD CLEANUP and INDOOR AIR [PDF] - US EPA
• FLOOD ZONES & FLOOD ZONE MAPS
• FOOD & WATER SAFETY DURING POWER OUTAGES & FLOODS [PDF] - US FDA
• MOLD DAMAGE from FLOODING - Flood damage & mold cleanup guides
  
  • FIBERBOARD SHEATHING MOLD CONTAMINATION
  • FLOOD-CAUSED MOLD PREVENTION
  • FUNGICIDAL SEALANT USE GUIDE
  • MOLD ACTION PLAN If your building is already moldy or if you suspect mold related illness in your building, we link to a step by step procedures for dealing with toxic or allergenic indoor mold and other indoor contaminants: when and how to inspect or test for mold, when to hire an expert, how to clean up a moldy area, when and how to perform post-remediation mold testing.
  • MOLD SANITIZER, SPRAY, BIOCIDE USE GUIDE
  • MOLD PREVENTION AFTER FLOODING
  • MOLD PRODUCTS, INEFFECTIVE
  • MOLD PROCEDURES that DO NOT WORK or are unsafe - to help you avoid unnecessary expense in dealing with mold after a building flood.
  • MOLD RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
  • MOLD: HOMEOWNER's & RENTER'S GUIDE to MOLD CLEANUP AFTER DISASTERS [PDF] - CDC EPA FEMA NIH USDOH
  • WHEN TO STOP LOOKING FOR MOLD
• PLUMBING
• ARTICLE INDEX to BUILDING FREEZE PROTECTION
• DISASTER ZONE TOILET GUIDE
• REPAIRING YOUR FLOODED HOME [PDF] American Red Cross and FEMA
• SEPTIC SYSTEMS
• SEPTIC D-BOX FLOODING
• SEPTIC DESIGN for FLOOD DAMAGE RESISTANCE
• SEPTIC SYSTEM FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIR
• SEPTIC TANK BACK FLOODING
• SEPTIC TANK BACK FLOODING FAQs
• SEWAGE CONTAMINATION in BUILDINGS - home
• SINKHOLES & SUBSIDENCES: ARTICLE INDEX to SINKHOLES
• WATER ENTRY in BUILDINGS Building Leaks, Water Entry, Flooding, Moisture: Diagnosis, Evaluation, Cure, Prevention
• WATER HEATERS: FLOOD DAMAGED WATER HEATER REPAIR
• WELL REPAIR AFTER A FLOOD - For information about restoring a water well to operation after a flood see
  • FLOOD CONTAMINATED WELL RESTORE & PROTECT
  • WELL CLEANING PROCEDURES
  • WELL CLEANING & RESTORATION by GLYCOLIC ACID
  • WELL DISINFECTION PROCEDURE, POST FLOODING
  • WELL DISINFECTANT TABLE, POST FLOODING
  • PRIVATE WELLS: GUIDANCE FOR WHAT TO DO AFTER THE FLOOD - [PDF] advice from the U.S. EPA
• WIND DAMAGED BUILDINGS

Flood Preparedness and Safety

The American Red Cross and local emergency managers conduct sessions to increase public awareness and to educate the community in ways to prevent, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. Local emergency managers also sponsor public meetings on damage reduction, safety, response planning, how to handle stress, and other flood-related topics.

[2] The following are available free from: Federal Emergency Management Agency Attn: Publications P. O. Box 2012 Jessup, MD 20794-2012

• Design Manual for Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures, FEMA-114. This detailed manual explains all the floodproofing options in language a homeowner can understand.
• Elevated Residential Structures, FEMA-54.
• Floodproofing Non-residential Structures, FEMA-102.
• Coastal Construction Manual, FEMA-55.
• Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas, FEMA 85.

[3] The following are available for free from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: CECW-PF 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20314

• Introduction to Flood Proofing, John R. Sheaffer, 1967
• Flood-Proofing Regulations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, 1990, 80 pages (Corps publication EP 1165 3 314).
• Flood Proofing Systems & Techniques, L.N. Flanagan, editor, 1984
• Flood Proofing Tests, Tests of Materials and Systems for Flood Proofing Structures, Corps of Engineers, National Flood Proofing Committee, August, 1988.
• Raising and Moving the Slab- On-Grade House, Corps of Engineers National Flood Proofing Committee, 1990.

[4] The following publications are available from the American Red Cross. Contact your Red Cross chapter for more information:

• Your Family Disaster Plan (ARC 4466)
• Su plan para el hogar en caso de desastres (ARC 4466S)
• Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit (ARC 4463)
• Su Equipo de suministros para la familia en caso de desastres (ARC 4463S)
• Safe Living in Your Manufactured Home (ARC 4465)
• Are You Ready for a Flood or Flash Flood? (ARC 4458)
• ¿Está preparado para una inundación or inundación súbita? (ARC 4458S)
• Are You Ready for a Hurricane? (ARC 4454)
• ¿Está preparado para un huracán? (ARC 4454S)
• [5] Clean up References Many Cooperative Extension Service offices have home economists and food and farm experts. Check your telephone book under the county name. For example, if you live in Pittsburg County, check under “Pittsburg County Cooperative Extension Service”.
• [6] Questions on cleaning or disinfecting of specific materials can be answered by manufacturers of cleaning products. Check the product labels for toll free telephone numbers.
• [4] References on technical aspects of floodproofing can be located through the Floodplain Management Resource Center, a free service provided by the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Call 303/492-6818

Flood & Storm Damage Research / References

• Atlas of Clinical Fungi, 2nd Ed., GS deHoog, J Guarro, J Gene, & MJ Figueras, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 2000, ISBN 90-70351-43-9
• US ARMY COE FLOODPROOFING REGULATIONS, EP 1165-2-314, [PDF] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, December 15, 1995

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