Winter Storm Damage Tips and Tricks

11/12/2021 (Permalink)

Winter brings cold weather, shorter days, and a much-anticipated holiday season. It also brings a very real threat of severe weather, according to the disaster recovery specialist of SERVPRO of Mount Ephraim. “Ranging from flooding rain in the Northwest to thunderstorms and tornadoes in the Southeast, winter weather can be unpredictable at best and downright dangerous at worst.” Depending on where you live, here are some of the ways a winter storm might damage your home or business:
• Water damage caused by flooding from melting snow, foundation washouts from coastal storms, frozen pipes that burst, sump pumps that fail during power outages, or torrential downpours
• Fire damage caused by the use of alternate emergency heat sources, sprinkler systems that fail due to freezing pipes, downed power lines, or environmental conditions leading to structure fires.
• Wind damage caused by fallen trees and limbs, damage to siding and roofs, and downed power lines. Of course, most of these hazards don’t happen in isolation, for example, tornadoes and violent thunderstorms put property owners at risk for water, fire, and wind damage.
It’s important to understand which hazards might affect your property and your family, and then take the proper steps to prepare. We suggest investigating resources available online from the U.S. Government’s “Ready” program at Ready.gov and other free tools, like the SERVPRO READY app at READY App. Home and business owners can use this app to store essential contact and property information electronically, and then access it in seconds with a mobile device. Local business owners who also designate SERVPRO of Mount Ephraim/ Bellmawr as their disaster mitigation and restoration provider gain peace of mind from a no-cost assessment of their facility conducted by SERVPRO professionals, who then assist the owner in completing a comprehensive Emergency READY Profile® (ERP) to be stored in the READY app. SERVPRO is an industry leader and provider of fire, water, and wind cleanup and restoration services. For more information about weather-related damage restoration services, please visit Storm Damage. For more information on SERVPRO of Mount Ephraim/ Bellmawr, please contact us at 856-349-7318.

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Founded in 1967, the SERVPRO franchise system is a leader and provider of fire and water cleanup and restoration services and mold mitigation and remediation. SERVPRO’s professional services network of more than 1,800 individually owned and operated Franchises responds to property damage emergencies ranging from small individual disasters to multi-million dollar large-loss events. Providing coverage in the United States and Canada, the SERVPRO System has established relationships with major insurance companies and commercial clients, as well as individual homeowners.