Safety and DIY Cleanup

While fabric masks will not offer the full protection of a surgical mask, regular fabric masks (referring to ones without filter pockets) have shown to be able to capture at least 50% of 0.02 micron Bacteriophage MS2 particles (5 times smaller than the coronavirus).

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

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

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.

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.

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.