Flooding has many causes

3/24/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Bedford Park/Burbank has seen terrible flooding issues such as this.

Flooding issues can generally be caused by a single one of the following, or a combination thereof:

• Repeated, heavy rainfall.
• Excessive rain rates.
• Precipitation falling on frozen ground.
• Rapid snow melt.
• Any of the previous, upstream from your location.

Nobody today wants flooding.  Ancient farmers developed plans for their acreage to flood, because it nourished the soil.  But today's business and home owners are doing their best to PREVENT flooding from occurring.

Even the best intentions often go awry.  Huge storms still happen.  The ground still freezes.  Snow still falls.

If you can make every possible preventative measure, and your property still floods, are you prepared for the aftermath?

Some of the things you can do to minimize the flood's damages:

• Major appliances in the basement (clothes washer, dryer, water softener, etc.)?  If you can do so safely, put them up on blocks.  It may not help if you get several feet of water in the basement, but it will help if you get several INCHES of water there.
• Put all cardboard boxes up on a shelf and off the floor.
• If you have one, make sure your generator is ready to go.
• Outside, make sure the grade runs AWAY from your foundation, not towards it.
• Keep gutters clean and debris free.

SERVPRO Bedford Park/Burbank has seen many types of flooding, from sewage backups to post-hurricane damages.  So, if you have suffered some type of flooding issue, call the experts at 708-430-3600 as soon as possible, so that the mitigation work can begin right away!