RECIPE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEAN –OUT AND SANITIZING HOMES.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY SOMEBODY CARES AMERICA AND GCRN
Recipe:
3 Parts Water
1 Part Bleach
¼ cup of NON-AMMONIA (This is vital you cannot combine ammonia and bleach) Dishwashing liquid
Mix in 2 or 3 gallon garden spray Pump (2 – 2.5 GALLON IS RECOMMENDED)
1. Add 1 Part bleach (FIRST)
2. Add 3 parts water (SECOND)
3. Add ¼ cup (measurement is approximate) of NON-AMMONIA dishwashing Liquid
4. Place lid on container quickly as soap will tend to bubble up
5. Make sure you have Garden spray nozzle set to SPRAY and not stream.
*** MAKE SURE TO USE NON-AMMONIA SOAP AS AMMONIA AND BLEACH MIXED TOGETHER IS
TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH!
Remove all doors (you can save hard wood doors but not hollow core), door frames, base boards and
window sills that were in the water. You must get down to the bare wood or concrete framing, flooring or
sheathing.
Remove all sheetrock and insulation as well as all flooring that was exposed to flood waters including all
hardwood flooring.
Flooring (including all tile, hardwood that was exposed to flood waters must be removed (except ceramic
tile or concrete). Any flooring that is on a plywood sub floor must come out including the sub floor. You
have to get down to the slab or bottom floor. If Bottom floor system is plywood do not remove.
Go at least 2 feet above the water line when removing material. If water is at 2 ft, remove 4 ft. If water
line is above 4 ft remove sheetrock and insulation to the ceiling and replace all sheetrock rather than cut
and replace a partial wall.
All Fireplace inserts that were exposed to the flood waters must be replaced. The insulation (fire protection)
has been compromised and will not hold the heat in. The heat will transfer to anything surrounding the unit
and becomes a serious fire hazard.
For brick fireplaces, remove brick and REMOVE SHEETROCK THAT IS INSIDE THAT WALL OR MOLD WILL
return . Do not use any appliances that were exposed to waters. The wiring has been compromised by the
water and will corrode and become a fire hazard.
Chase walls between apartments must also be cleaned.
All nails, screws, staples that are left on wood surfaces must be removed. Before sanitizing surfaces; if not you
will not be able to hang the new sheetrock properly.
All electrical boxes that have been exposed to contaminated flood waters must be replaced.
After mixing soap/bleach solution, use garden sprayer to spray on EVERY single surface exposed and touched
by contaminated flood waters. Make sure to get a good coat on all walls. For concrete floors do not spray with
soap mixture, but just bleach and water or floor will be too slippery.
After spraying with soap/bleach mixture have another person immediately take a Hard Bristle NYLON brush
and rub down the walls, screws, etc. to make sure all of wall is coated. You don’t have to scrub just move
solution into surface. Every single surface that has been exposed must be sanitized.
Let surfaces DRY COMPLETELY BEFORE COVERING AGAIN IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT MOLD DOESN’T GROW
BACK. Be prepared to let flood-damaged walls, ceilings and floors dry for several weeks. If restoration work is
completed before proper drying, mold and mildew will continue to grow. The result may be structural damage
to your home, the need to repaint walls or replace new wall coverings, and discomfort or illness to family
members who have allergies.
ANYONE ENTERING THE HOME BEFORE OR DURING THIS PROCESS MUST WEAR A N-95 MASK FOR
PROTECTION AT MINUMUM. N-95 MASKS ARE GOOD FOR ONE DAY ONLY.
THE BEST MASK TO USE IS A HALF MASK (FITTTED) RESPIRATOR , W/ P- 100 CARTRIDGES. THE MASKS MUST
BE WIPED DOWN EACH DAY INSIDE AND OUT WITH ALCOHOL WIPES.
THE CARTRIDGE FILTER SHOULD LAST ABOUT 2 WEEKS .
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