Author name: Michael Loretta

How Flood Water Gets Into a House: The 5 Openings to Check

How flood water gets into a house is almost never through the walls. It comes in at five openings, and most homeowners have only ever thought about two of them. Concrete block and stucco hold water reasonably well for the length of a storm. Walls are not the problem. The problem is every place a

Storm Prep

El Niño Flooding: Why Florida’s Risk Doesn’t End November 30

NOAA is forecasting one of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded. For Florida, that flips the calendar. El Niño flooding becomes a real risk through the months most homeowners treat as the safe part of the year. Most people in Florida run on the same mental calendar. Hurricane season starts June 1, ends November