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A resource provides information on measures that can improve the resilience of households during a disaster or adverse weather event.
Flood resilient guide to retrofitting your home
The guide targets homeowners who want to reduce the cost, concern, and inconvenience of flooding by retrofitting their existing homes to prepare for future floods.
Fitting, finishing, designing, and surfacing a flood-resilient home will reduce flooding impacts as much as possible. This will also help you recover faster from floods. Flood resilient design measures include your house and outdoor areas. You can improve your home's flood resilience by retrofitting. It includes approaches and materials less likely to be damaged by floods.
The guide includes information on:
- the costs of flooding and the organisations working to help manage floods,
- understanding local planning,
- insurance considerations,
- flood resilient design strategies and actions,
- examples of flood-resilient designs.
The guide serves Melbourne homeowners. But, the advice is suitable for people in other flood-prone areas of Australia. It is a very comprehensive document for resilience to low height flooding.
Description
Owner
Melbourne Water
Audience
Homeowner, Industry
Insurance Mentioned
Could my insurer consider this action beneficial?
Yes
Potential Savings in Risk Premium
Could this action have a tangible impact on my risk premium?
NA
Complexity
Pictorial - photos, diagrams
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