- [Female Narrator]
Natural disasters
like hurricanes,
tornadoes, and floods
can occur anywhere
in the country.
The key is to be
prepared for them.
- Obviously there's always
the natural disasters.
Hurricanes, hails, wind
storm, other weather events.
But there are other
types of disasters
that people don't
often think about.
Unknown water damage
to your house.
Fires, and other
types of instances
that happen at your home.
And you really
should be prepared
for any type of
emergency at any time.
- [Female Narrator] Which
leaves every home owner
with an important
question to ask.
- How do I plan for a natural
disaster or emergency?
- [Female Narrator] First,
you need to plan ahead
for any possible emergency.
- Disasters and emergencies
can happen at any time.
So first it's always important
to keep valuable records handy.
Have your insurance policy,
other valuable records
in a safe place at all times.
You also, it's a good
idea to photograph
your property to make
sure that you have
photographic evidence
of what you had
and what it looked like
before the natural disaster.
And lastly, you wanna
know who you reach out to
after an emergency has
occurred at your house
- [Female Narrator]
Next, do your best
to disaster-proof your home.
- In a sever storm, ordinary
items around your house
can become dangerous projectiles
that could cause injury
or damage to your home
and to your property.
So it's important
that you secure
unsecured items
throughout the house.
Secondly, it's important
that you repair any damages
in your house or
any defective wiring
or any defective plumbing
lines in your home.
And then lastly, you should
board up your home according
to any pre-storm plans that
you've already established.
- [Female Narrator]
And most importantly,
create an emergency plan.
- So the best defense
in any emergency
is to have a plan
and to be prepared.
First, you wanna meet with
your family and talk about
what are you going to do
if you have an emergency
and you have to evacuate
your home quickly.
And then, after an
emergency it's important
to have a service
available to you
to help you recover
from that emergency.
A service like
ContractorConnection.com
is available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
To be there for you when
you might need them most.
- [Female Narrator]
For more information
visit ContractorConnection.com
or go to designingspaces.tv.
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