Description

This bulletin gives essential information on requirements necessary for restoring and repairing a flood-damaged house, with particular emphasis on health and safety issues.

Scope

Key messages in this free bulletin include:

• people who live in low-lying, flood-prone areas should always have an evacuation plan and emergency supplies prepared
• if your house has a notice placed on it by the local council proclaiming it is uninhabitable, you cannot live in it until the sign is removed.
• flood debris should be cleared away as soon as possible so drying can start
• no finishing work should be done until the house is fully dry
• all services must be made safe before any remedial work begins.