Keeping your Home safe During the Rain

2/19/2020 (Permalink)

Did you know that floods are the most common natural disasters in the U.S. Heavy rain storms can cause significant flooding which contributes to flash floods, mud-flows, or over-topping levees and dams.

 Tips to help your home or business avoid floods 

• Purchase flood insurance. (Call your insurance agent make sure your covered for FLOODS)
• Install rain gutters and other drainage systems. (Clean out rain gutters frequently)
• Fix any leaks IMMEDIATELY.
• Extra roof protection (spend a few hundred dollars more to install a rubber roof underlayment, a waterproof barrier that goes under the shingles and protects the roof from water intrusion.)

Tips for drivers during the rain season

• Avoid cruise control (This feature works great in dry conditions, but when used in wet conditions, the chance of losing control of the vehicle can increase)
• Slow down and leave room in front of you (Slowing down during wet weather driving can be critical to reducing a car’s chance of hydroplaning, when the tires rise up on a film of water.)

Remember if you do experience a flood in your home or business SERVPRO of Burbank is one call away and we make your water damage "Like it never even happened."

Call us 24/7 at (818) 842-1400