Preventing Your Property From Flooding

Name: SERVPRO of Morgantown
Address: 714 Venture Drive #200, Morgantown, WV, 26508
Telephone: (304) 291-3434

4/27/2021 (Permalink)

What to do to help protect your property before flooding:

Keep insurance policies, documents, and other valuables in a safe-deposit box.
If there are no restrictions, and you are building in a floodplain, take precautions, making it less likely your home will be damaged during a flood.
Raise your furnace, water heater, and electric panel to higher floors or the attic if they are in areas of your home that may be flooded.
Install check valves in building sewer traps to prevent flood water from backing up into the drains of your home.
Construct barriers such as levees, berms, and flood walls to stop flood water from entering the building.
Seal walls in basements with waterproofing compounds to avoid seepage through cracks.
Consult with a construction professional for further information if these and other damage reduction measures can be taken.

If you have any questions, give us call today!

Tracie "Dusty" Nichols

304-291-3434