Prepare Your Concord Area Home Against Flood Damage

7/9/2021 (Permalink)

Flood damage restoration services by SERVPRO are top-notch. We will be onsite within 4 hours of the initial call.

SERVPRO Gives Tips and Flood Damage Cleanup to Concord Homeowners

Floods can develop slowly, making a homeowner feel helpless as they watch. Water begins spreading over land when rivers and waterways overfill, gaining access to homes caught within the floodplain.  

There are several types of flooding that might affect your Concord area home. Flood damage affects your home and its surrounding environment, occurring any time of the year. Severe storms can even bring flash floods to the area that give you little to no warning and cause massive damage.  

Floodwater itself can be highly hazardous, taking as little as 6 inches of fast-flowing water to knock a full-grown human off their feet. A flood can disrupt public and personal transportation by cutting off roads, railways and even cutting communication lines by destroying telephone poles and other equipment.  

Floods carry large amounts of water and anything they can over large areas, displacing soil nutrients and eroding agricultural lands. Severe floods do far more than ruin homes or destroy personal property. The environment and wildlife in the area are also at risk. What can you do?  

It would help if you always took the time to understand more about where you live. If your home lies within a floodplain, never take chances and get your family to safety at the first signs of a flood. Watch your local news station for notifications, and prepare your home for the event. Do you have a distinct flood insurance policy?

Emergency Contacts During Flood Damage

Keep a list of emergency phone numbers; your personal or house phone may stop working, get lost, or be damaged. Make sure to have numbers ready for when you reach safety. Prepare every member of your family by practicing an escape plan. Bring plenty of supplies, medication, and food. Call SERVPRO to stop by and offer our ERP, Emergency READY Profile mobile app to help you prepare for possible emergencies, and then we are only a call away to help. 

With your family safe and the event coming to an end, make preparations with your local SERVPRO to re-enter your home as soon as possible. You want to immediately save the contents of your home and any personal belongings left behind.  

SERVPRO can help you prepare your home to combat flood damage, providing you with expertly IICRC certified-trained technicians, access to advanced equipment and services that help prevent damages. However, in the event of a flood, it is also essential to have someone there to help you recover, and that is where we come in. 

Contact SERVPRO of Marlboro / Concord anytime for full-service solutions to flood, fire, storm, mold, or other water-related issues. (978) 486-9868