Tips for Making Your Commercial Building Watertight in Destin?

5/9/2023 (Permalink)

We are leaders in water damage restoration services in Okaloosa County.

Our Destin, Seaside, and Freeport teams use powerful water extraction and drying equipment to return water-damaged properties to preloss conditions quickly and efficiently. The Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety (IBHS) suggests utilizing the following floodproofing techniques to keep your building watertight and prevent water intrusion issues:

If your building is in or near a flood-prone area, consider utilizing these dry floodproofing techniques to make your building watertight and prevent floodwaters from entering.

• Keep a supply of flood-protective materials/products on hand to help divert water away from the building such as water-absorbent barriers or sandbags, or plastic sheeting/tarps for relatively shallow flooding.
• Install watertight shields over all doors and windows at least 3 feet above the BFE or the 500-year flood level, if known. The type of barrier used will depend on the size and type of opening.
• For temporary protection of large sections of a building such as large commercial doors or entranceways that may be exposed to deeper flood waters, water-filled barriers can be interconnected and stacked to divert water away from openings.
• Install moveable flood gates, permanent swing flood doors, or submarine doors (the latter two options provide permanent flood protection for deeper water) if feasible.
• For repetitive deep and prolonged flooding, permanent flood walls that surround the property may be considered.

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When your business or home in Destin experiences a flooding event, our Destin, Seaside, and Freeport team is Here to Help. ® We’ll restore your flood damage “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 850-267-0746.

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