How to Prevent or Minimize Basement Flooding

Here are a couple of valuable things you can include in your report Appendix or put on your website or social media. They address one of the biggest issues in houses.

The paragraphs below are one approach to describing the documents, but you can write whatever you like. We’ve said hundreds/thousands of inspections so you can choose which is right for you.

The only differences between the US and Canadian versions are minor word variances (e.g. gutters in US and Eavestroughs in Canada) and the US articles are in feet and inches, while the Canadian dimensions are metric.

By the way, the THREE STEPS document has room to put your logo in the top right corner. Hope these are useful to you!

"Basement flooding and water damage is the most common home problem we see at the hundreds/thousands of inspections we perform every year.

These two one-pagers  from the INTACT CENTRE ON CLIMATE ADAPTATION and the University of Waterloo provide clear, simple steps on how to prevent or minimize basement flooding. We encourage you to follow the straightforward advice to protect your home."

US VERSION

3 Steps to Home Flood Protection

Basement Flood Protection Checklist

CANADIAN VERSION

3 Steps to Home Flood Protection

Basement Flood Protection Checklist

You can also take a free Continuing Education course from these folks. The courses qualify for 1.5 CE hours/credits with several associations. The course is at https://store.carsondunlop.com/product/intact-flood-course/