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We provide independent, impartial and professional advice to property owners, developers, businesses and communities wanting to mitigate and reduce the impact of flooding.
Householders and communities are encouraged to make their properties more flood resilient as climate change will lead to more flooding and these vulnerable properties or communities will be affected the most in the future. If your property or community is affected by flooding and would like to explore options on how to make them more resilience, get in touch with us.
We operate independently from product manufacturers and installers. We don’t have commercial or vested interests
Our flood risk mitigation plans evaluates:
Resistance and resilience interventions to your house or business
Materials and systems use to mitigate the impact of flooding
Wide range of adaption initiatives to reduce the impact of flooding
Contact us today on 01608 510121 or get a free quote
Our understanding of flooding, knowledge of building construction methods allow us to support you on the flood awareness and preparedness interventions.
Our Flood Risk Mitigation Plans
We can complete a flood risk mitigation survey which includes a detailed and independent flood risk assessment of your property or community. It identifies the sources of flood risk and propose interventions that are appropriate for the fabric and users of your property or communities.
Our flood risk mitigation plans include:
Understanding the extent of flooding its sources, route, depth, velocity and duration
Understanding the flood warning arrangements
Assessment of the impact flooding to the fabric and user of the property
Take into account the effect of flood resilience and resistance interventions could have on adjoining properties
Providing a range of materials and products that are available and evaluate their applicability, performance, maintenance and lifespan of them
Give you advise regarding funding opportunities for resistance or resilient interventions
In some cases flood protection measures may not be viable due to excessive flood depths, fabric of the buildings or Listed Buildings status. You will receive clear advice on how to act in such circumstances.
Contact us today on 01608 510121 or get a free quote
What are the basic flood protection measures for my property?
Use materials that are easy to clean and dry such as stainless steel and solid floors
Avoid wood and carpets - Raise the height of services and services connections, making sure that all the ducting is fully sealed
Fitting non-return valves or pumped NRV systems for you foul water connections
Maintain the drains clear of debris
We can help to clearly determine further interventions to the fabric of the building.
Practical Steps to reduce the impact of flooding
There are other more practical steps such as:
Sign up to the government’s early flood-warning alert service
Create a plan in which you have the contact numbers for friends, family and insurers
An action list of steps to take such as switching your services, move vulnerable valuables and documents
Get in touch with us
Call Arge on 01608 510 121 or e-mail him at arge@rida-reports.co.uk
BEng(Hons) MSC CEng MICE MCIWEM C.WEM CEnv