This guide has been prepared to help you understand how to properly prevent, or deal with, water damage in your home, following a natural disaster or other moisture-related problem.

Water damage to a house can occur in many ways.   Even the most solidly built and well-maintained home can be damaged by a violent force of nature, such as a flood, hurricane, tornado, or wildfire.  In other situations, a water pipe may burst, or a sump pump may malfunction while you’re away on vacation and do serious water damage to your home and possessions.  So there’s no way to predict exactly how a water-related emergency might occur.  But, it’s a constant possibility and fact-of-life for homeowners.

The good news is that you can help reduce the likelihood of your home sustaining serious water damage by taking specific actions following a natural disaster or accident. 

Our goal is to successfully guide you through each of those actions in an easy-to-follow way.  By the time you reach the end of this booklet you’ll be armed with a solid plan of action for most situations in which water damage is a possibility.