The Restoration Pillar Newsletter
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Between the excessive amounts of rainfall we have experienced the past few weeks and the tornadoes that touched down this past weekend, we hope everyone was unharmed. Whether the future forecasts present unfavorable weather or not, we hope that everyone and their properties will be prepared. With the unusual amount of rainfall, some may have experienced wet basements even though no cracks in their foundation or plumbing are visible. Therefore, we wanted to share an article on places to look and techniques to implement in order to minimize wet basements. Also, with the tornado occurrences, we wanted to make sure you and your clients had helpful information about tornados and safety tips.
The Project Manager we would like to introduce this month is James Huver. James is from Michigan and he moved to Colorado in 2005. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Building Construction Management from Michigan State University. His construction knowledge is extremely vast—to say the least. James served as an Assistant Superintendent for both Pioneer General Contractors and Rockford Construction. James also worked with Lennar Homes as a Senior Construction Manager. James enjoys camping, fishing, snowboarding, and playing basketball, football, baseball and golf. If you have any questions for James, you can email him at: james@nubilt.com. Warmest Wishes, |
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Tornado Facts & Safety Tips
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Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some risk from this hazard.
Some tornadoes are clearly visible, while rain or nearby low-hanging clouds obscure others. Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible.
Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still. A cloud of debris can mark the location of a tornado even if a funnel is not visible. Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm. It is not uncommon to see clear, sunlit skies behind a tornado.
Basements May Flood
if Drainage Is Poor
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No matter where your house is located, your basement could flood during heavy rainfalls if drainage is poor, says Charles Schwab, Iowa State University Extension professor, Ag and Biosystems Engineering.
"If your house is in a floodplain, use dikes, block outlets that might back-up into the basement, waterproof the walls and block windows and doors with sandbags," said Schwab.
During extreme flooding, water pressure can collapse foundation walls. In some cases it might be preferable to allow the basement to flood and equalize water pressure. Contact local authorities to determine the possibility of basement collapse, Schwab said.
