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Flood and storm damage is often brought on by natural occurrences for example hail storms, tornados and hurricanes. These happen during the summer time season and will cause devastating damages to homes and infrastructure. Whereas nature is unpredictable, there are a few techniques you can use to stop storm damage.
The way to prevent water damage
1. Pruning the bushes
Keeping all tree branches away from the roof is one sure way of avoiding roof damage. Friction between a leaning branch along with the rooftop may cause holes in the case of a wind surge. Additionally it is good to cut any weak branches that could go away.
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2. Keeping the cover free from stagnant water
When it rains, water should certainly rundown the top through the gutters. If getting older, the lake stagnates and slowly starts to weaken the rooftop. Removing fallen leaves through the water pipes will save a house owner a lot of money doing roof repairs.
3. Keeping a properly ventilated attic
During hail storms, ice accumulates on rooftops and the one thing saving the top from collapsing could be the hot air emanating from the attic. If this evaporation doesn't happen, it comes with an imminent likelihood of water stepping into your home over the shingles. To preclude this from happening, it is advisable to use a skilled professional come look at the ventilation inside your attic prior to storm begins.
4. Waterproof all openings
Water from storms will get to your home through many openings including the chimneys and skylights. Sealants that have decayed must be repaired with silicone or tar in order to avoid water leakages. Window and door sealants could also let water in while they weaken after a while.
5. Monitoring utility cables
It is just a common occurrence for several utilities including electricity to be interrupted when storms emerge. This may be as a result of winds weighing upon tree branches and entangling these with electricity or telephone lines. To prevent this, always trim tree branches that seem to be growing towards utility supply lines. Also remember to minimize weak trees which are swaying precariously near electricity or telephone lines.
Each time a storm occurs and your home remains intact because of the above techniques, the next step is to access the situation around your property. Trees include the most unlucky and suffer the brunt of those natural occurrences.
Restoration after damage
1. Don't panic!
Don't start cutting down the trees in panic because you imagine some may fall down later. As time passes, you should understand which of them must go.
2. Bad advice
Timber is really a valuable commodity and there will always emerge some fellows claiming being tree experts. These 'experts' will require you to let them have permission to minimize the trees and carry them away for research. Don't be fooled by them.
3. Caring for the residual trees
As a final point, employ the help of a qualified tree professional. He/she will show you how to tend to your surviving trees and protect them later on from storm caused water issues.
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