[regbsn]

List of good suggestions on mitigating damage and drying things out. But, if you have wet/soaked stuff in your basement, call your insurance company. Or if you have an older rig with carpet. My toilet valve failed open. Overflowed the black tank. I ripped out all the carpet and padding. Sucked up as much as I could with shop vac (basement had felt lining). Called the insurance company. I then laid out everything outside that was wet and took a video and pictures. Also took picture of all wet areas. I looked up the value to replace all items wet and sent the list to the insurance company (an extra step, not required, but they paid me the value I listed). Agent came out to verify my story. I got paid to replaced all exposed items (it was water from the black tank after all), treatment of all surfaces to kill contamination and to prevent mold formation, and to have the carpet and padding replaced. Included was the cost to have it all done professionally.