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1、ActionstopreventfloodingaroundthehouseWithglobalwarmingandtheresultingclimatechanges,floodingisincreasinglybecomingaproblem.Oftentheordinaryhouseholderthinksthereisnothingtheycandotoprotecttheirproperty-butnowthereis!Thispagewillhelpyougainabetterunderstandingonhowfloodscandamageyourpropertyandh
2、owproductscanhelpyouintheeventofafloodinyourarea.BasementsIfanAntifloodBarrierhasbeenfitted,thechancesarethatseepagewillnoteffectyourbasement,howeverthiscannotbeguaranteed.Seepagethroughthegroundisagradualprocessandissubjecttoalotofvariables,suchas:•Hasyourbasementbeenadequatelytanked?Ifnot,what
3、istheporosityoftheground?•Doyouhavecrackedordamageddrains?•Therearemany,manymorefactorsthatcanalsotakeeffect.SuspendedFloorsThisisthesameaswithbasements,withtheexceptionthattheareabeneaththefloorisunlikelytohavebeentanked.Asumpsituatedroughlyatthecentreofthehousecouldbeusedinconjunctionwithapump
4、toremoveanycollectedwater.Itwould,however,notbeadvisabletosetthesumptoodeepaspenetrationthroughthewatertablecouldoccurandthiswouldnotbegoodinthelongterm.Ifyoudodecidetoinstallasump,aswithmanybuildingprojects,itisrecommendedthatyouuseaprofessionaltocompletethework.AirBricksOvertheyears,groundleve
5、lsaroundexternalwallstendtorise.Maybeapatioorpathwayhasbeenbuilthigherthantherecommended6inchesbelowdampproofcourselevel?Whateverthereason,youmayfindyourselfwithapotentialwaterentrypoint.IftheAntifloodBarrierhasbeenfitted,airbrickswillusuallybeprotected.Thereare,however,otherfactorsthatneedtobec
6、onsidered:Ifrainwaterorrun-offweretocollectinsidethebarrier,canitbepumpedoutquicklyenoughinrelationshiptotheheightoftheairbrick?Ifindoubt,considerusingadevicedesignedspecificallyforthispurpose.DrainsDrainsareamajorproblemduringafloodastheycannotcopeandwillthereforefailtowork.Herefollowsabriefout
7、lineofprotectionsystemsthatyoucaninstallyourself.IfyouhaveinstalledtheAntifloodBarrier,waterfromtheoutsidewillbegreatlyreducedifnotstoppedcompletely.Thenextstepistotacklethedrainsinorderofpriority.Thelowerthedraininrelationt
