Prepare for flooding
Protect your property
Before a flood happens you can make changes to your property to reduce the damage flooding can do, for example:
- laying tiles instead of carpets
- moving electrical sockets higher up the wall
- fitting non-return valves to stop flood water entering your property through the drains
- getting flood protection products, for example flood doors or self closing air bricks
Read more about how to prepare your property for flooding.
You can:
- about how to protect your property and how much this will cost
- at Blue Pages
You may need permission to do work that will affect the flow of a river or divert flood water.
Know how to turn off your gas, electricity and water
You바카라 사이트™ll need to turn off your mains water, gas and electricity if you have to leave your home during a flood.
The water stop tap (also called a 바카라 사이트˜stopcock바카라 사이트™), gas shut-off valves and the electrical main switch are in different places in different properties.
You바카라 사이트™ll usually find:
- your water stop tap inside your home where your water supply comes in, or outside near to your property바카라 사이트™s boundary under a cover
- your gas shut-off valve next to your gas meter
- your mains electricity cut off on your fuse board with a big on and off switch