When there's a flood, the remodeling professionals at Thomas Hudepohl Construction Company in Louisville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, know how to clean up the water damage and restore your home back to normal as quickly as possible.

Even though they are experts at addressing issues caused by storm damage, frozen water pipes, leaky roofs, and flooded basements, they would rather you never experience a flood in the first place.

There are a few things that homeowners can do to prevent flooding and water damage. Here are six flood prevention tips from the water damage clean up and restoration experts at Thomas Hudepohl Construction Company:

• Elevation: Elevate the furnace, water heater, washer and dryer, air conditioner, and other utilities and wiring.
• Prevent Back Up: Install valves in the sewer traps to prevent sewer lines and flood water from backing up.
• Sealing: Seal walls in the basement with water-resistant compounds.
• Avoid Basement Storage For Important Items: Don’t keep important papers and possessions in the basement.
• Smart Landscaping: Landscape with plants such as grasses, groundcover, and shrubs that resist soil erosion.
• The Right Technology: Install a flood-detection device in your basement.

Even with the best effort, you can still experience a flood or water damage. If you do, the friendly and knowledgeable professionals at Thomas Hudepohl Construction Company will be there to provide restoration services, including water extraction, surface drying, odor removal, debris extraction, decontamination, sanitation, and air cleaning and refinement.

Thomas Hudepohl Construction Company also offers home remodeling, fire and smoke clean up, and storm damage clean up. For more information on Thomas Hudepohl Construction Company's water damage clean up and restoration services in the Louisville and Cincinnati areas, visit their website or call (513) 398-9691.