The flashing around doors, windows, chimney and roof Doors and windows to ensure they are properly caulked Doors and stairs to ensure they are secure Project Impact, a nationwide initiative aimed at getting Americans to think about damage prevention before disasters strike, suggests evaluating your home for ways to make it more disaster resistant as part of the yearly maintenance checks. Based on your area's risks, home improvement projects should be scheduled to prevent damage that could result from a disaster. Storing combustible of flammable materials appropriately These same prevention measures can serve as a checklist for homebuyers when inspecting a prospective new home. Taking yearly preventative measures can help ensure that your home and family are safe season after season. By spending a few hours once or twice a year, you can identify minor problems before they turn into major repair projects.
Minor repairs are easier and less expensive to fix.
When you consider the investment of buying or remodeling a home, you cannot afford not to protect your investment of a lifetime. Since its inception in 1997, nearly 250 communities and 2,500 business partners have embraced Project Impact. Instead of waiting for disasters to occur, Project Impact communities initiate mentoring relationships, private and public partnerships, public outreach and disaster mitigation projects to reduce damage from potentially devastating disasters. Previous community projects have included creating disaster resistance strategies, revising local building and land use codes, and passing bond issues to construct prevention measures that will impact the entire community.