DIY Cleanup

Black Mold is a treatable toxin that is harmful to human and animal health.

Flood bucket supply list

Volunteer Guide - FLASH Cards: Immediate Actions After Flood Events

A field guide for clean-up of flooded homes.

This booklet tells you how to clean up after a flood and how to prevent indoor air problems.

Recommendations on safe re-entry to flood-impacted areas.

House gutting is the primary step in rebuilding New Orleans. It is what residents need physically to begin reestablishing a presence; they need it emotionally to begin purging their personal space of devastation beyond comprehension. It is not just demolition work.

This guide walks you step by step through an effective mold remediation process, which can be undertaken with the help from your family and/or neighbors.

Mucking and gutting is the first step in the rebuilding process. This phase of construction consists of removing damaged belongings from the home, removing damaged construction materials, and prepping the home for mold treatment.

A short, two page guide on mucking and gutting.

There are a few very important things to consider before pumping out your flooded basement.

This book gives step-by-step advice you can use to clean up, rebuild, and get help after a flood.

Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage to property throughout the New York and New Jersey areas. Volunteers that are not part of a licensed trade group such as carpenters, electricians, or asbestos removal workers, or certified laborers, should not attempt demolition work that includes sheetrock removal, tile removal, tearing down or removing building structures, or the removal of any insulation material.

The following is a list of notes from West Street Recovery’s (WSR) experience mucking (that is, gutting houses of materials contaminated by flood waters and mold) after Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.