Storm Damage Help

Storm Damage Help | You may have to install large tarps to stop further damage until help can arrive.

Storm Damage Help - You'll Probably Be On Your Own

After a bad storm, be it a hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, etc. contractors and public emergency agencies become overloaded. It's the same reason roadways get clogged with cars during rush hour. Too many people want to use the same thing.

I know you need storm damage help, but the facts are you could be waiting in line for hours, days or weeks.

Why Doesn't the Fire Department Respond?

You and your home are the least valuable asset in your community. I know you don't want to hear this, but it's true.

When a major catastrophic storm hits your area, your local fire department already has a priority list of the things they want to save or restore for the greater public good. Your home, and every other one in the town, is at the bottom of that list.

Hospitals, fuel depots, food stores, nursing homes etc. are normally at the top of the list. Once those things are protected and restored, maybe you might see a fire truck come to your home.

How Can I Prepare For Storm Damage Help?

There are two things you can do:

1. Develop a great relationship with a remodeling contractor and give him periodic work. When you need help, you'll be on his shortlist.
2. Plan ahead to secure your home from further damage by doing the work yourself or enlisting the help of others. Make these arrangements before the storm, not hours after bedlam strikes.

What Kind of Supplies Should I Have?

Here's a list of some things that might come in handy to secure your home:

• waterproof or water-resistant tarps to cover roofs or window openings
• a small 2000-watt portable generator that's easy to move around
• temporary lighting - use LEDS that sip electric power from generators
• cleaning supplies

There are lots of other things you might want to have, but just start to think of what you might need to secure your home until such time as you can get professional help.

 

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