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So, I just finished what I hope is my first and last full-scale DIY basement flood cleanup. A pipe burst while we were out of town and we came home to a mess. Honestly, the sheer volume of water was overwhelming, but the real kicker was figuring out the right order to do things. I started with the obvious: shop vac, buckets, and fans. But then dealing with the possibly waterlogged drywall and carpet was a whole other level of unpleasant.Beyond just the physical labor, I'm surprised by how much research it took. Figuring out which cleaning solutions were safe for the materials and effective against mold growth was a rabbit hole. I'm wondering, for anyone else who's gone through this, what resources did you find most helpful? Were there any unexpected challenges you ran into, or things you wish you'd known going in? And did you end up calling in professionals for anything, even after attempting a DIY cleanup? Just looking for some shared experiences and maybe a few sanity checks after this ordeal.