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Document Restoration Priority Checklist
Protect and prioritize restoration of important documents and records after water or fire damage.
- 1Prioritize: legal documents, financial records, photos, irreplaceable items
- 2Do NOT attempt to separate wet pages — this causes tearing
- 3Freeze water-damaged documents immediately to halt deterioration
- 4Place wet documents in plastic bags for freezing
- 5Keep wet books closed — do not fan pages
- 6Remove loose photos from water and lay flat on absorbent paper
- 7Do not use heat to dry documents — this causes warping
- 8Contact Prism Specialties DMV for professional freeze-drying recovery
- 9Create a detailed inventory list for insurance claims
- 10Keep originals — we can digitize recovered documents