Tips on How To Storm-proof Your Business

3/22/2023 (Permalink)

It’s that time of year again: tornado season and the effects of that on your Nashville business. If you’ve lived in Nashville for a while now, you would know that we get a significant amount of rainfall during this time of year, which leads to flooding and mold damage. When you live and work in such a region, knowing the best storm-proofing methods is essential to prevent storms from hitting your property too hard during this time of year. As a business owner, you may wonder, “what is storm-proofing, and how can it help my business?” We’re happy to inform you that those questions can be easily answered! When you take preventative measures to safeguard your business from storms, you can rest easy knowing you are doing everything possible to protect your business from storms this spring. 

What Should You Know About Storm Proofing?

• Storm proofing is the method by which you protect your home or business against the most extreme weather. This can range from clearing the clutter from your business’s property to boarding up and securing your doors and windows. 
• When pre-cutting boards, make sure you support your commercial property from the inside out. Warning: don’t place the board against the window frames, as that can cause damage to your windows! A safer bet would be to put the board on the window’s exteriors. 
• Moisture is a huge issue when it comes to post-storm damage. As we all know, this can lead to significant mold damage if not taken care of immediately. One way to combat this would be to paint or stain areas of your property so you can maintain that moisture barrier. 

How Can Storm Proofing Your Business Help Your Commercial Property?

• Significant financial loss can be avoided when you take the time to storm-proof your commercial property. As a business owner, you might be overwhelmed with work to even think about storm-proofing your commercial property, but you know what they say: a stitch in time saves nine!
• While many items and documents are salvageable post-storm damage, you don’t want to test that out for yourself by not investing in storm-proof techniques for your business. You save yourself more work by backing up all files and documents before storm season. 
• And finally, it is always better to be prepared for the unpredictable, so you are less overwhelmed if and when disaster strikes- your commercial property would thank you for it!

We hope you learned something new today! Knowledge is power, and storm-proofing your business can greatly reduce your chances of storm damage. While we wish we knew an infallible way to diminish storms altogether, we know that they can still happen no matter how many preventative steps you take. If you need storm damage cleanup and restoration, contact SERVPRO of Belle Meade and West Nashville at (615) 242-9391. We have the tools of the trade, an incredible team, and experience in disaster restoration to help out our Nashville neighbors during the storm damage restoration process. We even help you take care of the paperwork during the claims process! 

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