Your water damage restoration contractors should be well trained and familiar in the various techniques of structural drying. Whether it's referred to as water damage restoration, water restoration, water removal, flood repair, or water mitigation, the fact is it should be done right!
Water Extraction Carpet
The first thing to do is to move all your items up and off the wet carpet.
Look under your bed and see if you have any pictures or keepsakes. Move those items to a safe and dry place. Clear off the table tops and so forth till the room is empty. Then move the furniture out of the room.
Start extracting the water from the top of the carpet. Start in the back corner of the room and move back or forward, and work your way toward the door. After the water is extracted from the carpet you can address the padding under the carpet.
Carefully pull the corner of the carpet up and away from the wall. This will expose the wet pad and you can began to extract the water. Roll the wet carpet out of the way and continue to work on the padding till you have removed all of the water.
Drain ceilings and walls
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Ceilings
Check for sagging ceilings. Drain them carefully as shown in step 2. If the floodwaters went above your ceiling, you should replace it if it is made of wallboard. A plaster ceiling will dry eventually, but if it has too many cracks or sags, you will have to tear it out and replace it. Remove any wet insulation in the ceiling to allow the joists to dry.
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What system is right for me?
Remove water trapped within your walls. To check for water, take off the baseboard. Stick an awl or knife into the wall about 2 inches above the floor (just above the 2×4 wood sill plate). If water drips out, cut or drill a hole large enough to allow water to drain freely. (Use a hand or cordless drill or saw to avoid shock.) If you are going to replace the wallboard anyway, you don’t have to be neat: use a hammer to knock out a hole. If your walls are plaster, a knife won’t penetrate them. Drill a hole above the sill plate to drain the water. (Use a hand or cordless drill or saw to avoid shock.) Do not use a hammer or chisel on plaster because the plaster could shatter.
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