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Flood Protection: Tips to Keep Your Home Safe in a Storm

1/30/2020 (Permalink)

Toy plastic house on the sand washes wave Flood Protection: Tips to Keep Your Home Safe in a Storm

Climate hazards are natural events in weather cycles. We’ve always had hurricanes, droughts and wildfires, flooding and high winds. We witnessed a scale of destruction and devastation that is terrifying.

As a property owner, it’s up to you to take every possible precaution against harsh weather. Ensuring your home can withstand flooding and storm damage will help cut down the risk of loss and the need for costly repairs.

Protecting your home will provide peace of mind that your family is safe during a severe storm.

Here are tips for maintaining home flood protection.

  1. Keep Your Foundation in Good Shape

If your foundation is already damaged, over time water will cause more erosion and make the problem worse. This is a serious problem if you have a basement, as this is the first place that will flood if water enters via the foundation.

  1. Have Your Roof Inspected

If your roof is in bad shape, flooding or severe water damage is inevitable. A weak roof won’t stand up to high winds.

  1. Ensure Your Landscaping Provides Proper Drainage

Adding some soil around the foundation in order to create grading will help. However, you may need to have a landscaper install a drainage system. This will ensure water can’t damage your foundation or enter your home during heavy rains.

  1. Install a Backflow Valve

In areas prone to heavy flooding, there’s always a possibility of sewage backing up into your home.

Valves work by automatically closing when flooding occurs and water starts backing up. Water and waste are then directed back out of your home instead of in.

  1. Use a Sump Pump for Your Basement

If you have a basement, investing in a sump pump is a smart idea. This device will pump water out of your basement when it starts to flood.

  1. Make Sure Doors and Windows Are Sealed

If you’re dealing with leaky windows or doors, ultimately you’ll need to have the frames replaced altogether.

Your home is an investment, so it makes sense you’d want to protect it from serious flood damage.

If your home has suffered from flood damage or experiencing water damage emergencies, please call us

SERVPRO of Ventura at (805) 656-3911.

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