Being prepared for flooding.

[preppingsu]

So any people are being affected by flooding around the North as we write.
My thought while watching the news was how could anyone be ready for this level of unprecedented flooding.

What would you have in case of flooding? How could you prepare your home and your family?

What should we all have in case we happen to suffer from unexpected flooding in our community, home, workplace?

[pseudonym]

1. Property selection. Don't put yourself into a potential risk to begin with. Not easy for some; I know.

2. Insurance. Can't stress it enough, get yourself covered.

3. Plan. What ifs, run through the whole gambit.

4. Execute. Move all items upstairs, those that can't cover and raise as high as they'll go.

5. Bug out. Have a location in mind well in advance, book it before the evacuation if possible. Everyone will be doing the same.

[jansman]

1. Property selection. Don't put yourself into a potential risk to begin with. Not easy for some; I know.

2. Insurance. Can't stress it enough, get yourself covered.

3. Plan. What ifs, run through the whole gambit.

4. Execute. Move all items upstairs, those that can't cover and raise as high as they'll go.

5. Bug out. Have a location in mind well in advance, book it before the evacuation if possible. Everyone will be doing the same.

Bang on .when I was younger,we lived at the North end of our village, where flooding was frequent. Then it happened. We got flooded.

When we bought our own house,it was at the highest point , the river will never flood this place. I also made sure we are insured to the hilt.

[Brambles]

1. Property selection. Don't put yourself into a potential risk to begin with. Not easy for some; I know.

2. Insurance. Can't stress it enough, get yourself covered.

3. Plan. What ifs, run through the whole gambit.

4. Execute. Move all items upstairs, those that can't cover and raise as high as they'll go.

5. Bug out. Have a location in mind well in advance, book it before the evacuation if possible. Everyone will be doing the same.

+1 on all of that. I've moved around a lot with jobs, and the first thing I've always done is look at the Environment Agency Flood Map. Then once a sort of location is chosen, I've spoken to the locals, then chosen a property from there as it's not just river flooding you need to be aware of, a village I lived in some years ago had problems on two streets with surface water flooding, that's where local knowledge is invaluable.

For information.

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/w ... 0,&scale=5

[Brambles]

1. Property selection. Don't put yourself into a potential risk to begin with. Not easy for some; I know.

2. Insurance. Can't stress it enough, get yourself covered.

3. Plan. What ifs, run through the whole gambit.

4. Execute. Move all items upstairs, those that can't cover and raise as high as they'll go.

5. Bug out. Have a location in mind well in advance, book it before the evacuation if possible. Everyone will be doing the same.

+1 on all of that. I've moved around a lot with jobs, and the first thing I've always done is look at the Environment Agency Flood Map. Then once a sort of location is chosen, I've spoken to the locals, then chosen a property from there as it's not just river flooding you need to be aware of, a village I lived in some years ago had problems on two streets with surface water flooding, that's where local knowledge is invaluable.

For information.

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/w ... 0,&scale=5

I've fallen in love with one or two properties that got scratched off the list because of the info on the above link.

[preppingsu]

1. Property selection. Don't put yourself into a potential risk to begin with. Not easy for some; I know.

2. Insurance. Can't stress it enough, get yourself covered.

3. Plan. What ifs, run through the whole gambit.

4. Execute. Move all items upstairs, those that can't cover and raise as high as they'll go.

5. Bug out. Have a location in mind well in advance, book it before the evacuation if possible. Everyone will be doing the same.

1/ important of course if you are looking to buy a new property. However, I am guessing some of the properties being flooded at the moment may never have been flooded before. So what can property owners do to try and prevent serious flooding?

2/ Insurance is vital and should be a major part of prepping. However, some people whose properties have flooded previously have not been able to get insurance again. How can they prepare for that and any subsequent work that needs to be done due to flooding?

3/ As people have seen with this current level of flooding it happens fast. Plans need to include not just the plan to get out as soon as a warning is given but also if the rising water is quicker than expected. What about roads out? Include them in the plan, have several routes and options. Head away from rivers and water sources to start with and assess the situation.

4/ Again, some people just didn't have time to do this. But think about where you store your preps, food, water, lighting etc. Can you store it upstairs? Ensure that important papers, photographs etc are stored upstairs with copies of important papers stored away from your home too.

5/ Always have somewhere to go and not just the allocated place for evacuees. Make sure your grab bags are up to date, check clothing sizes for children, food dates etc. Make sure you have several rousted to get there.

Your can sign up to the environment agencies flood watch with regular updates. Get to now people in your community to ensure they know what is going on. Develop a community resilience group, Glenridding is a great example of how the community pulled together and although they are desperate for support did not moan and expect tptb to save them!

https://www.gov.uk/check-if-youre-at-risk-of-flooding

[poppypiesdad]

Best defence for flooding , live on a hill , with a slope down hill to shed the water , a perimeter drain that drains away down hill , ditch round property to ditch draining downhill , a mainatnence propramme on the ditches to clear and remove silt , along with rodding of the field drains to drain the land .
We are very fortunate with our choice of land and the way we have maintained the land , all our run off goes to the valley .

J

[preparedsurrey]

Years ago a relative bought a house prone to flooding (as it was cheap) they converted downstairs to 2 garages then did a loft conversion to replace the bedrooms which were now the living accommodation, coupled with a 4 foot concrete wall around the boundary it never flooded again in their ownership. Although when I last saw it a few years ago downstairs had been turned back into living accomodation.....

[preppingsu]

A local man redeveloped his bungalow onto a bunga-high to prevent flooding.

http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Glou ... story.html

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Brilliant idea but financially out of the reach of many people.

[Arzosah]

A friend of mine in Sussex had a stream which regularly flooded at the edge of her property. Eventually, the cavity underneath the house was filled with concrete, floorboards were done away with downstairs and she just had ceramic tiles, with rugs over them. She still had those barriers that slot into place to protect doors - she kept them installed permanently.

I may be downsizing again in a few years, moving into an apartment this time - no way I'll go into a ground floor one, I won't even inspect one, unless its a show flat for one thats upstairs and still being built.

As to what we should have - good sturdy wellies!