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2. How to prepare your home for a hurricane - AOL

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   Here are some ways you can help prevent it: Make sure your gutters and downspouts are diverting water away from your home’s foundation. Seal all cracks and small holes that could allow water to ...

3. Downspout - Wikipedia

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   Downspouts are usually vertical and usually extend down to ground level, although may be routed at an angle to avoid architectural features and may discharge onto an intermediate roof. At the bottom of downspout there are typically features to divert discharged water away from the building's foundations to prevent water damage.

4. Basement waterproofing - Wikipedia

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   The drainage system collects any water entering the basement and drains it to an internally placed sump pump system, which will then pump the water out of the basement. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends basement waterproofing with a water alarm and "battery-operated backup pump" as a preventive measure against the high ...

5. Cricket (roofing) - Wikipedia

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   Cricket (roofing) A cricket or saddle is a ridge structure designed to divert water on a roof around the high side of a large penetration, typically a skylight, equipment curb, or chimney. [1] In some cases, a cricket can be used to transition from one roof area to another. On low-slope and flat roofs with parapet walls, crickets are commonly ...

6. Hurricane Helene is headed to Upstate, here's what to include ...

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   Ensure gutters, downspouts, storm drains, and nearby streets are debris-free to prevent water from pooling and flooding. ... Use sandbags or temporary flood barriers to divert water from your home ...

7. Protect Your Home From Water Damage With These 5 Flood ... - AOL

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   Sandbags are designed to divert and halt water before it can reach a building. We only recommend using sandbags outside of buildings as they aren’t effective indoors—plus they slowly leak and ...

8. Leader head - Wikipedia

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   Leader heads or conductor heads [ 1] are components of a roof drainage system which are known by different names, but they all mean the same. They are funnel-shaped elements, connected in most cases to a gutter, and from there to a downspout. [ 2] The downspouts take the water run off from the roof that is collected in the gutters to the ground ...

9. Does homeowners insurance cover water damage? - AOL

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   Remove debris from downspouts and position them to divert water away from your house. Regularly inspect your roof for damaged or missing shingles. For newer roofs, hire a professional roof ...