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Dealing With Heavy Rain | SERVPRO of East Lansing/Haslett
9/18/2023 (Permalink)
Water damage in your home? Not for long with SERVPRO of East Lansing/Haslett on the case!
Rain can be either a blessing or a curse, depending on how and when it falls. On a hot day when the weather has been dry, a soaking rain is cause for celebration, leaving the earth moist and sweet-smelling and the temperature a little less high.
But hours and hours of rain, or a heavy rain after several other wet days can end up being a complete disaster. Heavy rains often come with other threats as well, including high wind and hail. All of this moist, intense weather can leave your home damaged and allow water to start seeping in.
At SERVPRO® of East Lansing/Haslett, we want to ensure your home stays safe and your family stays dry through every storm. When you know how to handle the weather our town sees, you can take quick action to avoid damage.
Life in Michigan comes with a lot of beautiful weather, especially if you love snow. During the spring and summer, though, it is not uncommon to see heavy rainfall and even an occasional tornado.
With Lake Lansing so nearby, heavy rain can quickly result in flooding over the banks of the lake and flash flooding throughout town. Roads may become covered with water and the ground often becomes overly saturated, causing puddles that could push their way into your basements or foundations of your home. Flash floods can move fast enough to sweep away just about anything in their path.
You can’t prevent flooding when it comes from Mother Nature herself, but you can take some steps to prepare your home for it. One of the most important things you should do is keep up with the local forecast and always have two ways to receive weather alerts.
Safety should always be your top priority when it comes to preparing your home and your family for weathering storms well. If a storm is approaching while you are at, do your best to get home. Make sure your family understands your communication plan before a storm rolls in so everyone can start reaching out to one another to ensure they are in a safe place.
Bring in as much as you can from outside in order to avoid losing things in a flood as well as damage to your home from debris. Park your car inside the garage and put away any outside furniture.
Inside your home, move irreplaceable items to a high location and store important papers in a water tight container. If water starts to come inside while you are home, move to a high location and stay there until the threat has passed. Try to avoid stepping into water that could have live electricity in it. Turn the power off ahead of storms when heavy flooding is predicted.
As soon as you can safely do so, call us at SERVPRO to start drying out your home. Mother Nature may be unpredictable, but we are trained and ready to handle anything she throws at us. While we work on your restoration, we can also help you prepare your home to avoid another disaster in the future.
If your yard was washed out during the flood, or if water began puddling and ponding quickly during the storm, consider bringing in a professional to create better grading and add organic materials. This will help prevent ponding water and ensure rain rolls away from your home.
If you don’t already have one, a sump pump could be a great investment for your basement or crawl space under your house. These pumps keep water away from the foundation of your home, pumping it out before it can cause flooding.
Even the most prepared home can still take on water, but with restoration experts right around the corner, you can rest easy knowing that help is on the way as soon as you dial our number. We will get your home dry, sanitized and free of mold fast so you can get back to living.
We are here for all of your water disasters. Contact us day or night for a quick recovery.