STORM DAMAGE IN TAMPA PREVENTION
Izvor: KiWi
Storm and flood damage is generally due to natural occurrences for example hurricanes, tornados and hail storms. Many of these are experienced during the warm months season and may cause devastating damages to homes and infrastructure. Whereas our mother earth is unpredictable, there are many techniques it's possible to use to stop storm damage.
Tips to prevent water damage
1. Pruning the trees
Keeping all tree branches out of the roof is certainly one sure means of avoiding roof damage. Friction between a leaning branch and the rooftop might cause holes in the case of a wind surge. It is usually best to cut any weak branches that may disappear.
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2. Keeping the cover totally free of stagnant water
When it rains, water should really run-down the rooftop from the gutters. If getting older, water stagnates and slowly actually starts to weaken the rooftop. Removing fallen leaves from the water pipes will save you a house owner lots of money doing roof repairs.
3. Keeping an adequately ventilated attic
During hail storms, ice accumulates on rooftops and the thing saving the cover from collapsing will be the heat emanating through the attic. If it evaporation doesn't happen, there is an imminent probability of water stepping into your property from the shingles. To stop this from happening, make sure you have a qualified professional come look into the ventilation with your attic before the storm sets in.
4. Make watertight all openings
Water from storms could get in your home through many openings like the chimneys and skylights. Sealants that have decayed have to be repaired with silicone or tar to prevent water leakages. Window and door sealants may also let water in because they weaken after a while.
5. Protecting electricity and phone lines
It is just a common occurrence for many utilities like electricity to become interrupted when storms set in. This is as a result of winds weighing down on tree branches and entangling them electricity or telephone lines. To stop this, always trim tree branches which are growing towards utility supply lines. Also remember to minimize weak trees that are swaying precariously near electricity or telephone lines.
When a storm occurs along with your home remains intact because of the above techniques, the time has come to access the specific situation around your property. Trees will be the most unlucky and suffer the brunt of these natural occurrences.
Restoration after storm damage
1. Don't panic!
Don't start scaling down the trees in panic even though you think that they may drop later. As time goes by, you'll know which of them must go.
2. Fake experts
Timber can be a valuable commodity and there'll always emerge some fellows claiming to get tree experts. These 'experts' will require you to provide them with permission to reduce the trees and carry the offending articles for research. Do not be fooled by them.
3. Tending to the rest of the trees
Last but not least, employ the help of an experienced tree professional. He/she will highlight how to tend to your surviving trees and protect them in the foreseeable future from storm related damage.
