Flood-proofing renovations

›‘—ǯ”‡ „—‹Ž†‹‰ ‹ ƒ ˆŽ‘‘†Ǧ’”‘‡ ƒ”‡ƒǡ ‘•–”ƒ‹ˆ†›”‘‹—•‹”Š‰‘™ƒ‡–‡™”ǡ ƒ••‘‘‡–ˆŽ„‘—‘‹†Ž–Ǧ’–‘”‘™‘ˆ‹‹–Š‰Ǧ ™‘” ƒ› „‡ ”‡“—‹”‡† ‹ ‘”†‡” –‘ ‹‹‹•‡ ‹ˆŽ‘‰‘™† ƒ…†–‘‡ƒ”Ǥ–”ƒ‘‰Ž‡–Ǥ‘ ’‡”‘”‡–‡…ƒ–”‡›‘•—‘”Š‡‘‡‡ˆ–”Š‘‘†•”‹‘•Ǧˆ

Š‹Ž‡ ‡š’‡•‹˜‡ –‘ „—‹Ž† ”‡–”‘ƒ…Ǥ–‹˜‡Ž›ǡ ”Šƒ‘‹—•‹•‡‰ǯ•›ˆ‘Ž‘—‘”†Š‘Ž‡—˜•‡ŽǤ‘‹•–…‹‡Ž–•‡˜™‡‹ŽŽ ƒ”ƒ‹•‹‡…›Š‘—‘”ˆ

◗ Raise your home on stilts or piers

ˆƒŽ‰‘‡‘ǡ†”ƒ™‹•ƒ‹–‡‰” …›ƒ‘—”Ž‡Šƒ‘†–‘‡ •ƒ‹„‰‘˜‹ˆ‡‹…–ƒŠ‡– †ˆŽƒ‘‘†Ǧ Ž‡˜‡Ž ™‹ŽŽ •—„•–ƒ–‹ƒŽŽ› ’”‘–‡…– ›‘—” Š‘‡Ǥ

ˆ‘” ‘ˆ Ǯ†”› ˆŽ‘‘†Ǧ’”‘‘ˆ‹‰ǡ …‘ƒ–‹‰• ‹ƒŠ†‡ƒ–Ž–†‘’‹‘•›‡‘’ǡƒ—”Ž‡”ƒ™˜Š‡ƒ–‘Ž•Ž—–•–•ǡŠ‡ˆƒŽ™‘––Š‘‹›”†‘‘†——‘™‰™ƒƒŠ’•–’…‡”Žƒ›ƒ…ˆ–”†‘‘•›Ǥ †‘‘—Ž‘”‡”ƒˆ™‘—ƒ‹›‰•Ǧ

Apply coatings and sealants.

„”ŽŽ‡ƒ‘—‡–”Ž‡•–•Šǡ ‘•—™Ž†‹–…„Š‡‡ƒ•–ǡ Ž•‡‘ƒ…•–‡‘–•‡ƒˆ‘†‘–…ƒ‹„”…‘—˜‹‡–

Raise your electrical outlets and switches.

†ˆŽƒ‘‘†ƒ‰Ž‡˜‹‡Žǡ…ƒ–‘•‡ƒ‘˜ˆ‘ƒ‹†ˆŽ•‘‹‘‰†Ǥ‹ˆ‹…ƒ– ‡Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ

ƒ‡ •—”‡ –Šƒ– ƒŽŽ ’‹’‡• ‡–‡”‹‰ ›‘—” •Š‡‘™—•ƒ‡‰‡Š•ƒ›˜•‡–‡˜ƒŽ˜ˆ”‡‘•ǡ –„‘ƒ’…”‡‹˜‰‡—–’ƒ‹ˆ–Ž‘‘›†‘‡—†”

Install check valves on your pipes.

ƒ˜Šƒ‰‘Žƒ˜‹‡‡•Ǥǡ– •ˆƒŽ‹‘–‡‘…†‡˜ƒ’–Ž”˜Š‡‡••›•ƒ—’”””‡‡‘Ǥ’˜”‹†‡ˆ‡‡”ƒ”‡„†‡‘––˜‡‡”” •ˆŽ‡ƒƒ’Ž

ˆ ›‘—” Žƒ™ –‹Ž–• –‘™ƒ”† ›‘—” Š‘—•‡ǡ ”ƒ‹Ǥ Ǧ Š™‡ƒƒ–˜‡›” •™‘‹‹ŽŽŽ –’Š‘ƒ‘– Ž…‘ƒ”‘–ƒ—‹†• …›Ž‘ƒ—›”ƒŠ†‘•ƒ‡Ǥ † •–‘‡

Grade your lawn away from the house

ƒ‡”‡•‰ƒ’”ƒ•–‹†–‡”‡•‡‡›‘–‘‰—–—”‘–Ž–ƒ‡™”Ǥ ƒǡ’•’‘”‘–Š’ƒ”‹–ƒ•–‡—”’ˆƒŽƒ……‡‡”ǡ —•—‘…ˆŠˆ ˆ ›‘—” ‰—––‡” ”—‘ˆˆ ‹• ‘– ’‘‹–‡† ƒ™ƒ›

Point your downspouts away from your

”ˆ”‡‘…–‹‘›ǡ‘‹—–”…ƒŠ‘—’•‘‡‘Ž‹ƒ– –ƒŠ‡ ƒ…’‘’””‘‡’”•”‹‘ƒˆ–‡›‘†—‹”Ǧ

home.

›Š‘—”•‡„ƒ•‡†‡ƒ›–Ǥ ‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ› …”‡ƒ–‡ Ž‡ƒ• ‹

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