Do I Have Any Control Over Repeated Storm-Related Flooding of My Knoxville House?

6/5/2020 (Permalink)

You can trust that your home is in good hands with the experienced technicians at SERVPRO.

Let SERVPRO Address Your Current Knoxville Flood Damage and Discuss Ways to Minimize Storm Effects in the Future

It can feel inevitable that a flooded basement is the aftereffect of heavy rains in our region. How would you respond if some inspection, repairs, and replacement of a customary system found on your home could give some relief?

What System Needs Attention to Minimize Flooding?

Storms create flood damage in Knoxville through many “waterways” into your home. Overland flooding or cresting of the French Broad, Holston, or Tennessee Rivers brings water flowing over streets and across your yard into foundations and basements. High winds and toppled trees rip holes in roofs and siding, allowing water free rein inside. These natural causes have consequences for which you can do little to avert. But if you get flood damage without this dramatic antecedent, look up at your roof edge. See the gutters and downspouts? Might that be the system you are overlooking?

What Is the Purpose of Your Gutter and Downspout Configuration?

SERVPRO knows that the gutters and downspouts at the edge of your roof have a specific and significant purpose in preventing flooding of your home. Each drop of rain falling on your roof collects with countless others, sheeting off the shingled surfaces. This water enters your home if permitted to fall directly to the ground. 

Gutters and downspouts:

• Collect the rainwater
• Direct the rainwater at least 10 feet away from your home

How Do I Know if My System Is Doing Its Job?

A visual inspection is essential, looking for clogs, broken fittings, missing channels, loose connections, and bent or cracked plastic and metal. Contact a roofing contractor for assistance in rebuilding or repairing if needed. Inspect, clean, and repair regularly in the future.

Whatever the source of rainwater flooding, SERVPRO of Rocky Hill / Sequoyah Hills / South Knoxville is ready to assess the damage, remove the water, and dry out your structure. Call us at (865) 862-8907 for urgent circumstances and to plan for better rainwater management.

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