5 tips to help keep your home high and dry - house battery backup
As the weather forecast and warnings come to rain over the past few days, the river may rise to levels during the severe floods of 2017, residents of Ottawa and Gatineau will be nervously checking for signs of damp in their basement this long weekend.
Canada has issued rain warnings in Ottawa and Gatineau, Que.
It is expected that there will be as much as 50 m of rain in the area by Friday night, and there may be more rain on Saturday. Addstill-
Frozen ground conditions and packaging that are not completely melted, you have a recipe for flooding.
Here are some tips and tricks to keep your home as dry as possible.
Keeping the ditch and downpipe clean, keeping the ditch clean can be a top defense to prevent water from seeping into your roof or siding.
When there is heavy rain in the weather forecast, it is very important to keep these two passages free of leaves and debris, said John Cook, president of a service master recovery company at a disaster recovery company in Ottawa. "[People]
"I need to make sure that their sinks flow properly and that they extend well away from home because of course the whole roof is draining to these places," he said . ".
In the winter, he says, the Downpipe is often kicked or disturbed, which can allow water to flood your lawn and even enter your home.
The City of Ottawa also suggested pointing the downpipe to a rain bucket.
The landscape is not just to make your property look beautiful, but to keep your home dry.
The water follows the path of least resistance, and while most of the ground is still frozen, the water melts faster around the foundation of a family.
That could lead to pooling, Cook said.
Even if the Downpipe is clear, pointing far away from home, how the lawn is graded, and even the placement of trees and flower beds is the cause of the problem.
Homeowners should make sure their property is away from the house, especially since the ground is still frozen, Cook said.
"A good positive slope far away from home will roost and let the water out of the property.
"Growing flowers next to the house, adding soil or wood chips is another big taboono, he said.
Soil and wood chips can clog the crying holes on the home Foundation.
The crying hole allows the drainage to allow the air to enter so that the building can remain dry.
Sealing windows, floors, foundation cracks Cook recommends making sure the windows are properly blocked, but do not block any part of the frame that may prevent water from draining normally.
"You have to make sure you don't close anything designed or designed inside the window.
The same goes for patching brick siding: Make sure you don't cover those crying holes.
Anti-return backflow and sewage pool pumps are usually used for lower-
Lying in areas without rain drains or more rural areas, while back-proof backflow can be used in old houses that may be on a combined sewer or rainwater drainage system, or have experienced some water seepage.
Cook recommends always have batteriespowered backup.
There's nothing worse than hearing that your sewage pump is working and then power off.
"It doesn't matter if you have one or 10 pumps when the power supply fails.
If you do not have a spare battery or a system that powers the pump, we will see a greater frequency of claims at these times, as the pool pump cannot keep up with or fails.
"Keep the floor in the basement clear according to the rule of thumb, if a speech is of value to you --
Family photo or artwork
Put it on the ground.
If you do have water in your basement, keep the floor clean.
Putting valuables on a shelf or in a sealed plastic box can save you a lot of pressure.
Don't plug the sewer with furniture or boxes, Cook said.