Sweat Equity And Maintaining Home Value

Make sure you have enough canned food to last for at least one week for each member of your family. Don't forget to have a standard, non-electric can opener. Left over canned good can always be donated to area grocery stores in November when they are collecting to provide Thanksgiving meals to the less fortunate. If you have small children make sure you have everything you need such as powdered milk, baby food and diapers. You may not have refrigeration for days, so plan ahead.

house deep cleaning service They can develop anytime during the day or night when a hurricane makes landfall, however approximately 12 hours after a hurricane makes landfall, tornados occur mainly during daylight hours.

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The costliest storm ever was hurricane Andrew which hit Homestead and Dade Counties Florida in 1992. Hurricane Andrew carried winds of 156 miles per hour causing over 26.5 billion dollars. Residents again were caught off guard by Andrew's sudden turn south. Preventive measures taken after the storm included storm shutters, and upgrade construction on new homes.

Absolutely not! You can be cut by glass if the window breaks or be thrown across the room if the door breaks. Even if you have impact resistant glass, it can still break during the pressure changes and winds of a hurricane. It might not shatter, but you should still stay away from all glass windows and doors during a storm, no matter what kind of glass you have in your home.

emergency system response When you know a storm is coming, walk all around your home and yard, and consider objects that could potentially be picked up by the wind and turned into flying projectiles. Yard and garden ornaments, birdbaths, grills, patio furniture, potted plants, and children's toys are all things to be secured or brought indoors.

No. Living inland doesn't mean you won't be in danger from a hurricane. Hurricanes lose power when they make landfall, but a tropical storm still can have 70 mph winds. That's a strong wind, and can still do devastating damage to your home.

Unfortunately insurance reps offer policies that truly provide a false sense of security to policyholders. For the most part property owners are under the impression that when they suffer damage to their homes they will be covered in the event of a storm or when they suffer an insurance loss. Well... not necessarily. There can be issues with larger windstorms that will result in damages that are not covered under certain property policies. For instance, damage from a flood would not be covered under homeowners or business policies. In events where property owners suffer damage by flooding, you must have a flood policy on top of your homeowners or business policy.