STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION

Storm and flood damage is often brought on by natural occurrences for example hurricanes, tornados and hail storms. Many of these are experienced in the summer season and may cause devastating damages to homes and infrastructure. Whereas nature is unpredictable, there are a few techniques it's possible to use to avoid storm damage.

Methods to avoid basement flooding

1. Maintaining your bushes

Keeping all tree branches outside the roof is one sure means of avoiding roof damage. Friction from a leaning branch as well as the rooftop may cause holes in case of a wind surge. It is also helpful to cut any weak branches that might leave.

   

2. Keeping the top totally free of stagnant water

When it rains, water should certainly rundown the rooftop through the gutters. If this doesn't happen, water stagnates and slowly starts to weaken the rooftop. Removing fallen leaves in the water pipes preserves your house owner lots of money doing roof repairs.

3. Keep a well ventilated attic

During hail storms, ice accumulates on rooftops and the only thing saving the rooftop from collapsing is the heat emanating in the attic. If the evaporation doesn't occur, there is an imminent risk of water getting yourself into your property with the shingles. To prevent this from happening, you need to have a qualified professional come look at the ventilation with your attic before the storm sets in.

4. Seal all openings

Water from storms will get into your home through many openings including the chimneys and skylights. Sealants which have decayed need to be repaired with silicone or tar to stop water leakages. Window and door sealants could also let water in because they weaken after a while.

5. Protecting utility lines

It's a common occurrence for sure utilities including electricity to become interrupted when storms set in. This might be due to winds weighing upon tree branches and entangling all of them with electricity or telephone lines. To stop this, always trim tree branches that are growing towards utility supply lines. Don't forget to cut down weak trees that are swaying precariously near electricity or telephone lines.

When a storm occurs as well as your home remains intact because of the above techniques, it is now time to gain access to the situation around your house. Trees will be the most unlucky and suffer the brunt of those natural occurrences.

Restoration after flood damage

1. Avoid panicking

Do not start lowering the trees in panic simply because you think some may fall down later. Over time, you will be aware which ones must go.

2. Bad advice

Timber is really a valuable commodity and there will always emerge some fellows claiming to be tree experts. These 'experts' will have you provide them with permission to cut down the trees and carry the offending articles for research. Don't let yourself be fooled by them.

3. Taking care of the remaining trees

Lastly, employ the services of a professional tree professional. He/she will highlight how to tend your surviving trees and protect them in the foreseeable future from storm caused damage.