Precautions and Safety Measures to Take Before and After A Storm Hits

11/28/2018 (Permalink)

Storm safety should be taken seriously in order to protect you, your family and your home

As mother is nature is often unpredictable, storm damage can occur at any time and can cause an immense amount of harm to your home. With so many types of storms, such as tornado, hurricane, blizzard, monsoon etc. it is often that damage to your home may be the result of one. Heavy rains often cause flooding and stronger than normal winds can cause damage to your roof be it from too much rain or downed trees. Having a strategy in place to deal any damage you may incur, will help you to be ready to take necessary steps immediately after the storm.

Safety Precautions

Heavy winds and rain can create many hazards. They can cause your roof to collapse, cause window damage, collapsed interior walls or cause flooding in your in your basement or in other areas of your home. Moisture can also be increased and soak into furniture, carpeting, and building materials making anyplace and anything the perfect environment for mold to grow. Shut off the main power box to your home if you have flooding. Shut off the main gas line if you smell gas. Watch out for broken glass, exposed nails, other sharp objects and collapsed materials on your property or in your home.

Call in professionals in restoration, like us at SERVPRO Greensboro North to assist. We can be reached 24/7 at 336-379-1772 We will make sure your property is safe to use and be able to restore it.

In case you must entirely vacate your home, make sure that you have a backup as to where you would stay in case damage to your home were to arise.

It is good to have current and updated photos of your belongings and your home prior to any natural disaster. That way in case you do experience damage or loss of items, you can show insurance both your before and after photos. At SERVPRO we help to photograph the storm damage. If it is not determined safe for you to be on site at your home, then it is not recommended that you take any photographs of the damage. We will provide photos to you and your insurance. That will help to ensure that you are fully compensated.