Why Does Your Garden Matter in Preventing Flood Damage?

2/11/2021 (Permalink)

Regardless of the way that your home was flooded, SERVPRO is the effective company for water removal services. Don’t wait, call right away.

Storm Proof Your Garden to Protect Your Home

It is better to prepare for flood damage before it happens. Even if the weather forecast is clear, it is better to take preventative measures sooner rather than later.

One way to help protect your Orwigsburg home from flood damage is to keep your yard well-tended. Several risk areas in your garden can put your house at greater risk of flood damage:

• Overhanging trees can damage windows or roofs and let floodwater into your home.
• Overflowing drainpipes and gutters increase the risk of flooding near your home’s walls.
• Lawns or flowerbeds that slope towards your home encourage floodwater to run to the building.
• Loose fence posts or gates can blow into your home and cause damage that allows water in.
  
  

Keep gutters clean, and call in a tree surgeon if a tree looks like it might be in a dangerous position. In the event of flood damage, call SERVPRO. We will evacuate water from your home, clean your belongings, and dry and deodorize your home to leave it “Like it never even happened.”

If you need help with flood damage, call SERVPRO of Pottsville at (570) 622-8991.