Preparing Your Home For Spring Showers

3/29/2023 (Permalink)

They say April showers bring May flowers, and as we are nearing April, it is crucial to prepare your Bellevue home for the storms that the spring season brings. Preventative maintenance is always a smart move, so you can lessen the impact of damage should it occur. Middle Tennessee, especially, is known for tornadoes and other springtime storms, so it’s vital to prepare your home for whatever happens. We will discuss below three key tips on residential storm preparation and what you need to know about mold post-storm. 

What Are Our Top Three Tips For Preparing Your Home For Spring Storms?

• Do a full-scale assessment of your home before heavy rains are predicted. This checklist should include roofing, windows, doors, and drainage. 
• Invest in a battery-operated flashlight with extra batteries if necessary. The same thing goes for an NOAA weather radio. 
• Create an emergency evacuation plan and test it out before a storm happens. Know where everyone needs to go and ensure that you have emergency contact information. This includes the following:
• Phone numbers of family members, friends, and neighbors
• Medical information for household members
• Phone numbers for local fire departments and police stations

Mold Debunked: What Should You Know About Mold Remediation After A Spring Shower?

While prevention almost always sets you up for success, it isn’t a foolproof way to avoid storms altogether. You may already know that mold is common after a water damage incident if you don’t get it taken care of immediately. 

• After storm damage, mold only takes about 48 hours to spread throughout your Bellevue home. Time is money in this case- literally!
• Smell a strong, musty odor in your home? That’s a sign that mold may be present on your property. SERVPRO is trained in odor removal and deodorization techniques that will keep the stink at bay!
• Aside from moisture, mold thrives on humidity. Even higher-than-average humidity is enough to promote mold growth, so make sure indoor humidity is less than 45 percent. 

SERVPRO of Belle Meade and West Nashville are the storm and mold damage experts! Our highly trained team has knowledge in water damage and applied structural drying, the cornerstones of restoring your Bellevue home to its pre-flood condition. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year because disaster never sleeps, and neither do we. If you need storm or mold damage cleanup and restoration, give us a call at (615) 242-9391 or fill out this contact form if that’s easier for you. Our mission is to make any disaster “Like it never even happened!” 

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