Levee and floodwall protection means constructing barriers to prevent flood waters from entering your house. Demolition means razing your house and rebuilding properly on the same property or buying a house elsewhere. The guide uses photographs and illustrations to help explain how each of the six retrofitting methods works. Whether or not your house has been damaged by flooding, contact your local floodplain administrator or building official before retrofitting. This contact is the critical next step in reducing your potential flood losses.
Local officials know the retrofitting methods that meet state and local government requirements.
The guide provides information on government and non-government financial assistance that can help homeowners with retrofitting projects. Financial assistance means loans, grants, and insurance payments. The assistance goes to individual property owners, communities, and states. If your house is substantially damaged by flooding, ICC coverage may help pay for some types of retrofitting. Other programs, such as the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program are designed to help financially.