Extreme weather conditions can cause serious damage
to your home and in turn create unexpected costs and hassle. Weather conditions such as heavy rains/thunder
storm can damage home properties if adequate preparation and sanitation are not
done.
To prevent these
unexpected expenses, a little
preparation if done properly, goes a long way to taking care of your home
during heavy rains.
We will now share 10 important safety tips/preparation that will
help keep our properties and home safe, dry and flood-free this time of year.
1. Clean your ground drainage gutters. Rainfall in Nigeria
can range from soft steadily falling drizzle to torrential downpours. You need
to make sure all run-offs are being diverted away from your house and not going
to cause flooding.
2. Fix your roof leaks. After the first hard rains, you’ll
know if you have any roof leaks. Get them fixed as soon as possible so they
don’t expand and become an even bigger problem.
3. Trim those trees hanging over your roof. Wind and the
extra weight of water from rain can cause limbs to break, which could damage
your roof or parked car.
4. Make sure not to have any standing water in your garden or
around your property (buckets, unused flower pot plates, etc.) to avoid
breeding places for mosquitoes, which can cause malaria.
5. Remember your pets. Have a safe and dry place for your
pets to go during rain storms.
6. Avoid placing trash and recyclables in bags or containers
directly on drains and inlets.
7. Fumigate around your house. Fumigating around the
perimeter of your home (natural or otherwise) will help keep the insects, bugs
and mosquitoes out of your living space.
8. Turn off all electrical appliance. Always switch off all
electrical appliance when leaving home to prevent surge damage from lightning.
9. Buy rain gear. New door mats help keep your
floors clean. Having an umbrella stand by the front door keeps track
of your umbrellas so you always have one when you need one.
10. Close up every room windows. Whenever there is no one at home,
ensure all windows in the home are properly sealed to stop rain from entering.
If you have more safety tips, please
share it with us.
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the unforeseen/unexpected damage of the rain with our Home Insurance Cover.
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