There are a few different kinds of flood damage. There are the
situations that homeowners can prevent and there are the situations that
cannot be avoided. After the latter, the homeowners are left to figure
out how to survive the small or large devastation around the home.
Flooding can destroy landscaping, a home's furnishings, or even
devastate the overall structure.
Flood damage is more than just a little bit of water and wet belongings. Things get destroyed as the result of slow leaks or sudden gushes. If a family is not prepared to prevent further loss or quickly recover from it, it will take a long time to replenish, rebuild, or relocate.
Flood damage is most commonly associated with large-scale natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes and the overflow of nearby water banks during persistent rain. It can often occur on a small scale in one's home as the direct result of the poorly installed, misused or damaged plumbing. In many cases, plumbing can wreak havoc. The basement can flood because of the water heater or washing machine. A bathroom and surrounding rooms can flood because of a drip in a stopped up sink, an overflowing bathtub, or a stopped up and overflowing toilet. None of these situations are fun to deal with.
In-home incidents driven by plumbing and appliances may or may not have been preventable. Preventable catastrophes include those lessened or avoided with better construction, accurate inspection, or improved method of use of a particular appliance within the home. Everything isn't always going to go as planned just because we want it to. When those little leaks become big problems, they will unfortunately cause flood damage within a home.
On the other hand, natural disasters devastate landscapes and homes when the drainage systems and the water absorption capacity of nearby land cannot accommodate the amount of rainfall. The bodies of water in the surrounding area might also go beyond their capacity. Once water overflows the banks of the streams, rivers, ponds and levees it can build momentum toward larger bodies of water and tear apart a town. The worry for some parts of the country isn't necessarily whether their basement will flood. They worry about the earth around their home and their foundation becoming so sodden that the house slides out from under them or is pushed down the street. It is a very real threat and preparation for evacuation, preservation and recovery are key during the dry and rainy months of each year.
Flood damage is more than just a little bit of water and wet belongings. Things get destroyed as the result of slow leaks or sudden gushes. If a family is not prepared to prevent further loss or quickly recover from it, it will take a long time to replenish, rebuild, or relocate.
Flood damage is most commonly associated with large-scale natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes and the overflow of nearby water banks during persistent rain. It can often occur on a small scale in one's home as the direct result of the poorly installed, misused or damaged plumbing. In many cases, plumbing can wreak havoc. The basement can flood because of the water heater or washing machine. A bathroom and surrounding rooms can flood because of a drip in a stopped up sink, an overflowing bathtub, or a stopped up and overflowing toilet. None of these situations are fun to deal with.
In-home incidents driven by plumbing and appliances may or may not have been preventable. Preventable catastrophes include those lessened or avoided with better construction, accurate inspection, or improved method of use of a particular appliance within the home. Everything isn't always going to go as planned just because we want it to. When those little leaks become big problems, they will unfortunately cause flood damage within a home.
On the other hand, natural disasters devastate landscapes and homes when the drainage systems and the water absorption capacity of nearby land cannot accommodate the amount of rainfall. The bodies of water in the surrounding area might also go beyond their capacity. Once water overflows the banks of the streams, rivers, ponds and levees it can build momentum toward larger bodies of water and tear apart a town. The worry for some parts of the country isn't necessarily whether their basement will flood. They worry about the earth around their home and their foundation becoming so sodden that the house slides out from under them or is pushed down the street. It is a very real threat and preparation for evacuation, preservation and recovery are key during the dry and rainy months of each year.
