Step 3: Flooring Removal

Remove wet or damaged flooring next. Again, try to start at the front door and work your way towards the back and upper floors. You will definitely need to get carpet and padding out. Other floors may dry out, but wood floors will often buckle and warp and will need to be removed as well. If you have engineered wood flooring, there will also be a subfloor padding that the wood floor planks were sitting on. This also needs to be removed. Remember - you are photographing along the way.