Its never too early to prepare

10/14/2019 (Permalink)

It's never too early to prepare your family and your home for severe weather.

The basics

• Know the severe weather risks in your area.
• Prepare a Storm Readiness Kit.
• Sit down with your family and develop a planin case of severe weather.
• Take pictures or videos of your house and valuables for insurance purposes.

Hurricanes

• Prepare shutters or other coverings for doors and windows.
• Reinforce the roof trusses—a cool-weather job.
• Examine and repair roof shingles—do it while the weather’s cool or overcast.
• Caulkopenings, flashings and soffits.
• Reinforce the entry doorsand round up exterior covering as required.
• Replace hard mulch with soft material.
• Buy and install a backflow-prevention device in your sewer line.
• Trim your trees and bushes.
• Purchase supplies for your Storm Readiness Kit.
• Purchase generator, gas cans, carbon monoxide detectors and extension cords.
• Decide how to tie down large outdoor equipment, and purchase supplies.
• Reinforce or replace your garage door.
• Purchase supplies for cleanup and repair.

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