Prepare For Winter

10/31/2019 (Permalink)

Water cascaded from frozen pipes

• Cold weather can have a huge impact on you home or business if you are not properly prepared. Whether it is freezing temperatures, damaging winds,sleet or snow, all can cause serious property damage. While you can’t control the weather, you can take the steps to be prepared, and help take the sting out of winter weather. To help prevent costly damages due to weather, consider taking the following precautions before winter weather hits (again…)

• Inspect property, especially walkways and parking lots, for proper drainage to alleviate flood hazard potential, and trapping water that will turn to ice.  Protect water pipes from freezing. In severe cold the faucet can  simply be allowed to drip to create flow, rather than water setting in the pipe. If pipes are under a cabinet, the cabinets doors can be left open allowing warm air inside to circulate around the pipes. If the building has an outdoor faucet make sure that all garden hoses are removed. The hose will prevent the faucet from draining.