Tools for handling standing water and the cleanup after it
Use these Tools when you need something practical in hand: a facilities checklist for a commercial leak, a photo and inventory worksheet for the insurer, questions for an extraction contractor, a drying log you can fill in yourself, and decision tables for what stays and what goes. None of them list prices; they list the things that matter.
- Facilities checklist for a commercial water loss
For office, medical, retail and warehouse managers. Work through the first list while water is still on the floor, the second once it is contained, then use the table to assign who does what.
- Water loss photo and inventory worksheet
Good documentation starts before the first gallon is extracted. Use this worksheet to capture the source, the spread and the damaged items, then add the contractor's records as the job goes on.
- Questions to ask before hiring for water extraction
Standing water creates pressure to say yes to the first company that answers. A few minutes with these questions helps you spot a careful contractor and avoid paperwork you will regret.
- Water extraction and drying glossary
Estimates and drying logs are full of shorthand. These definitions cover the words you are most likely to see from the first call through the final readings, grouped by stage of the job.
- What drives the cost of water removal
Two leaks with the same amount of water can lead to very different invoices. This table explains the factors that move the total so you can read an estimate and ask better questions.
- Aurora seasonal water risk calendar
Aurora's water problems follow the weather: freezes in winter, snowmelt in spring, hail and downpours in summer, and shutoff chores in fall. Use this calendar to stay a step ahead.
- Renter or landlord: who handles what after a leak
Aurora has a large rental market, and leaks raise the same questions every time. This guide walks through the usual division of responsibility and the records that protect both sides.
- Daily drying log you can keep yourself
Keeping your own simple log, side by side with the contractor's, makes it easy to see progress, catch problems early and support the claim. It takes a few minutes a day.
- Save or replace? A decision table for wet building materials
Not everything that gets wet has to go. This table sets out how common materials in Aurora homes and offices usually behave after clean and contaminated water, and what tips the decision.