Climate change is causing more intense storms more frequently.
Here are four important steps to prepare your home.
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Is this actually happening?
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As severe weather gets more frequent and destructive, a huge part of the damage is the cost. There are steps you can take to mitigate your financial loss.
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What steps can I take to prepare?
- Know the layout of your house and have tools handy.
- In case of pipes bursting knowing the layout of your home and having the tools to mitigate the damage could save you money.
- Labeling pipes and circuit brakers is a good idea too.
- You could even get your floorplan or blueprints for your house from the original contractor or at local municipal archives.
- Buy flood insurance
- Standard homeowners insurance usually covers just about everything, except floods.
- Sea surges from hurricanes are a major threat to people living in coastal areas.
- Fortify your roof
- Your roof is “the first line of defense for windstorms.”
- You can purchase hurricane straps to reinforce the connection between the roof and exterior.
- Establish a “defensible space” from wildfires
- It is advised that you maintain a 0-5 foot gap between your home and potential ignition zones.
- Ignition zones are places that could catch fire easily like pine straw or mulch.
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