When we last saw our heroes, they were attempting to get all the water out of their flooded home by using shop-vacs and submersible pumps and mops and towels and fire trucks and bran muffins and, oh wait, sorry. Pumps and vacs do wonders when it comes to removing water, but try as they might even on their best days they can’t get all of it. So don’t be surprised when you touch what appears to be a clean carpet and discover to your horror that it still feels wet.
Most any surface is going to retain some measure of moisture after getting wet. It happens. So now you have to circulate air, which is pretty much the only thing that will dry it out. Open all windows and doors. Bring in fans, preferably the high velocity variety, as well as blowers, air movers (which sounds suspiciously like “fan” but moving right along….). Crank ‘em up and get ‘em going, and don’t forget to move them around every few hours, just to make sure you cover everything. This may take the better part of a day to complete, so I would suggest taking the family and going elsewhere to avoid being driven mad by the sound of many fans doing their thing. Hopefully when you come back, everything will be dry, the sun will be shining, the birds will be singing, and all will be right with the world.
On the other hand, you could find evidence of mold, in which case you might as well call off the whole party. I mean, there is a reason your parents always told you to dry off thoroughly after your bath……
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