Tips to prevent floods in your house in the winter storm

Wausau, Wis. (WSAW) – With the snowstorm on the way, it is important to be prepared in your house in the event of a flood.

It is important to take the right steps to prevent damage to your house.

Jay Cricks, co -owner of Northstar Restoration Services, says that it is ensured that her swamp pump works. A swamp pump helps to remove water from low areas of your house such as your basement.

Cricks says it is important that a melting snow or water may come to your home and cause floods.

“If there is a heavy load of snow, this wet, strong snow that comes in, you want to make sure that you complete it from your foundation. At least five meters away, ”said Cricks.

It is also important to check and maintain your gutters to prevent water overflow.

“Make sure your downouts are connected,” said Cricks. “So, you run the water at least six feet from the foundation of your house.”

You should also call your insurance company to ensure that you have the right cover.

“Sometimes there is no reporting. When your foundation comes, sometimes there is nothing against it. Or when it comes through a basement window. Sometimes there are really no options for insurance cover, ”said Cricks.

If you do not have insurance coverage, it is important to prepare for damage that may be possible. This means having the right equipment and moving your things out of the basement.

“Increase your devices. Make sure the drain in the basement is clear. When water comes in, the drain can go down, ”said Cricks. “Let this laundry tidy up. Make sure that the soil outflow is cleared. When water comes in, it has a clear way to the drain. “

When flooding takes place in your house, make a checklist how it happened.

“Take a lot of pictures and if you have the opportunity to convey the damage to video while it happens. If you can't stop it, you can document the process as well, ”said Cricks.

Cricks says that if you do not have the tools to clean up the damage yourself, contact a company that can properly take care of it.

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