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A flooded house is often brought on by natural occurrences including hurricanes, hail storms, and tornados. These happen during the warm months season and will cause devastating damages to homes and infrastructure. Whereas weather is unpredictable, there are a few techniques one can possibly use in order to avoid storm damage.
1. Pruning your trees
Keeping all tree branches out of the roof is one sure means of avoiding roof damage. Friction from a leaning branch as well as the rooftop could cause holes in case of a wind surge. Additionally it is best to cut any weak branches that may disappear.
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2. Keeping the top free from stagnant water
When it rains, water is supposed to run-down the rooftop with the gutters. If no, the lake stagnates and slowly begins to weaken the roof. Removing fallen leaves from your water pipes will save you your house owner lots of money doing roof repairs.
3. Maintain a well ventilated attic
During hail storms, ice accumulates on rooftops and the only thing saving the roof from collapsing could be the heat emanating through the attic. If this type of evaporation doesn't occur, it comes with an imminent chance of water stepping into your home over the shingles. To preclude this from happening, make sure you use a qualified professional come look into the ventilation inside your attic prior to storm begins.
4. Water-proof all openings
Water from storms will get in your home through many openings including the chimneys and skylights. Sealants which may have decayed should be repaired with silicone or tar to avoid water leakages. Door and window sealants could also let water in while they weaken after a while.
5. Monitoring utility cables
It is a common occurrence for certain utilities for example electricity to be interrupted when storms placed in. This is because of winds weighing upon tree branches and entangling them with electricity or telephone lines. To stop this, always trim tree branches that seem to be growing towards utility supply lines. Don't forget to minimize weak trees that seem to be swaying precariously near electricity or telephone lines.
Each time a storm occurs as well as your home remains intact due to the above techniques, the time has come to get into your situation around your home. Trees will be the most unlucky and suffer the brunt of such natural occurrences.
Restoration after damage
1. Think before acting!
Tend not to start cutting down the trees in panic even though you believe they could drop later. Over time, you'll know which of them must go.
2. Make believe experts
Timber is really a valuable commodity and there'll always emerge some fellows claiming to become tree experts. These 'experts' will request you to give them permission to cut down the trees and carry them away for research. Don't let yourself be fooled by them.
3. Tending to the rest of the trees
Last but not least, employ the services of a qualified tree professional. He/she will highlight how to tend your surviving trees and protect them down the road from storm damage.
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