When you have taken all the measures you can to prevent flooding &/or fire damage to your property and the inevitabe still happens then your next step is to get back into your property as soon as possible. That is why we have teamed up with Arrow Services Ltd.
On-property flood defences can only protect flood waters up to a maximum height of 900mm without causing any structural damage.
Based on a full structural survey greater heights can be acheived up to about 1.5m and our range of off-wall solutions can go this high too but above that the pressures are too high for any temporary defences.
This is why we advocate a combination of flood resistance AND flood resilience measures.
Simple steps can be taken such as raising power points, meters and service entry points above the expected water line (typically 1 metre) as well as ensuring as much solid floor construction as possible.
Internal tanking is one further step that can be undertaken or the use of cement based or waterproof plaster board installed horizontally for the first metre will assist your recovery plans.
The lime-based breathable plaster you can read about on one of our other pages allows re-plastering of wet walls without the need to wait for them to dry as it will occur naturaally through this product.
All of these measures are designed to make the re-habitation of your home or business premise much quicker and to help relieve the stress and potential loss of business an extended break will cause.
They are also highly recommended solutions from the insurance sector as you will see from the following links http://www.floodresilienthome.com/
Costs
The cost of protecting your home can vary, depending on the size and type of your property but you will probably pay around £1,000 to move things like electrical items and your boiler above expected flood levels.
Carrying out most of our measures could cost between £10,000 – £15,000 but could save as much as £20,000 each time you’re flooded. Here are some examples of the amount it costs to repair a flood resilient home and an ordinary home:
- Electricity – £500 to repair a resilient home, £3,000 in an ordinary home
- Window frames – £50 for a resilient home, £200 in an ordinary home
- Kitchen units – £100 for a resilient home, £2,000 in an ordinary home
Specialising in fire and flood restoration of domestic and commercial properties as well as void works, building works, refurbishments, extensions, reactive, M+E Specialists electrical, plumbing, plastering, decorating Arrow offer a reactive 24/7 and planned maintenance service.
Offering a bespoke tailored solution that delivers a personable service at a realistically affordable price Arrow have been ranked 3rd out of 78 suppliers for England and Ireland by Aviva Insurance; measured on Health and Safety, Processes, Customer Care, Time Scales and Quality of Repair and Reinstatement works.
Arrow provide a high quality service, across the UK, without the hassle of onerous long term contracts so removing the need for extensive and unproductive approved supplier lists.