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Flood Damage Cleanup

After a flood, be sure to dry…
…in contact with floodwaters, FEMA recommends…
…also occur if the floodwaters contain or have…
…possible after a flood. Even when the…
…Protect Against Mold Things you can…
… Ventilate. Mold may grow fast in…
…hoses that fail and flood homes. Replace…

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Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners

…you know your flood risk? Call…
…be a projected flood elevation for your neighborhood…
…do not cover flood damage, so you will…
…the projected flood elevation for your home…
…for avoiding flood damage depending on…

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Barriers Against Floodwaters

More extensive flood prevention means constructing barriers to prevent floodwaters from entering your home…
…The advantages of a flood barrier include: No…
…floodwalls reduce the risk of flood damage to your home.

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Avoiding Flood Damage and Protecting Your Property

…you whether you are in a flood hazard area. Also, they…
…can be easily moved by flood waters. These tanks pose…
…are easily damaged by flood water. If they are inundated…
…wall will be exposed to flood water, changes are made to…

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Protecting Your Home from Flood

…s risk to flood. Now here…
…potential flood damage. 1) Elevate…
…above the flood level or base flood elevation (BFE…
…2) Wet Flood Proofing Install flood
…3) Dry Flood Proofing To prevent floodwaters from entering…

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Find Out the Base Flood Elevation

…The best way to prepare for a flood is in the planning stage of…
…construction to determine the flood zone and the Base Flood Elevation or BFE. The BFE refers to the…
…associated with the "100-year flood," or a flood with a 1% chance…

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Mitigating Damage from Wind, Rain, and Flood

…buildings to make them more resistant to wind, hurricane, and flood damage. The 125-year-old house…
…mitigating the effects of flood and high winds and even earthquakes…
…the house is located in a flood zone, the lower sections…

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Flood Insurance Facts

… The Standard Flood Insurance Policy…
…total payment for flood damage to the detached garage…
… FIRM stands for Flood Insurance Rate Map…
…date of the initial Flood Insurance Rate Map…
…NFIP Policy cover mold or mildew? Damage from mold and/or mildew resulting…
…after-effects of a flood is covered but each…

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Storm-Resistant Houses

…make a home storm-resistant]," says Tim Reinhold…
…to promote hazard-resistant construction. "When…
…damage. Storm-Resistant Houses The roofs…
…traditional method of keeping flood water out of a house. The…

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flood damage under house/mold/rot

…underside. There is so much mold, that the workers thought…
…it to be big clumps of mold (gag!). We are being…
…covered by our insurance (flood damage) (we live in Oregon and…
…biggest concern is the mold under the house, damp…

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