How To Prepare for a Big Storm

4/9/2020 (Permalink)

Inspect the roof annually in your Lizard Lick, NC property

Big storms happen nearly every day throughout the world. It's only a matter of time before one hits in Lizard Lick, NC. Fortunately, there are many effective things you can do to better prepare your company for the day a hurricane, tornado, wind storm or hail storm sweeps into your area. Some of these actions only take a little time but can have a positive impact to reduce such things as hurricane damage. Others take more time than money, and still a few involve significant expenditures of money. Failure to get ready, though, can have large consequences on the future health of your company.

Small Actions

These steps to protect against high winds often can be done without a great expense to the company. A smart company will consider these safeguards:

• Inspect the roof annually and make necessary repairs
• Look at the landscaping of your property and remove dead trees and dangerous limbs
• Clean out storm drains and remove debris from gutters every few months
• Secure items in the building that could fall or become damaged in a hurricane
• Establish a plan for protecting documents from water surges
  

The effort to minimize hurricane damage includes keeping a preparedness checklist. Make sure key people in the company know about and have contributed to the checklist. Also, locate a trusted storm remediation team in your area to help address any problems once the storm has passed.

Larger Steps

Solid window shutters can go a long way towards protecting windows from breaking and allowing water into the building. Vital equipment such as furnaces and electrical systems could be upgraded to withstand extensive hurricane damage. If an area is susceptible to flooding, the installation of barriers or sandbags can successfully divert water from the building. The list of possibilities is long, but it makes sense for your company to take storm preparation seriously. A good commercial insurance policy offers additional protection from the effects of storms.