Flooding can happen anywhere. Here in Canada, we aren’t immune to flooding. Just ask the folks in places like Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec. In just the last couple of years, major flooding has devastated parts of these Canadian communities. Flooding often occurs along the flood plains of Canada’s river system however, as seen in Toronto this past summer, flooding can occur just about anywhere during a very intense storm. For those of you old enough to remember, it was only back in 1954 when Hurricane Hazel stormed into Toronto, leaving a path of severe flooding and devastation.
Unfortunately, Canadians often leave flooding to chance. We tend to have the attitude that flooding will never affect us, or occur where we live. So we don’t spend much time thinking about what to do to prevent our biggest investment, our house, from being damaged by flooding.
Our American friends in New York and New Jersey probably used to feel the same as us. Sure, sometimes they have to endure the hit of a fading tropical storm, but they don’t usually suffer the direct hit of a full-force “Super Storm”. That all changed last fall. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy came ashore, devastating many communities along the New York/New Jersey coastline. Aside from wind damage, the flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy, destroyed thousands of homes.
What if some of that destruction from flooding could have been prevented? As folks in New York and New Jersey have since learned, there is a way to help prevent your home from being destroyed during severe flooding. Helical Foundation Support for Flood Zone Homeowners helps homeowners keep their homes safe from the devastating effects of severe flooding:
“Raising your home on helical piles is the optimal solution for safely securing your home above the flood stage. CHANCE® Helical Piles were invented for foundation stabilization in 1912 and continue to provide a premium solution for disaster relief, foundation and wall repair as well as new construction.
Many New York, New England and Jersey Shore homeowners have already selected the trusted choice to secure their homes with locally certified CHANCE installers offer a fully transferrable, peace-of-mind product warranty.”
House is raised to prepare for installation of Hubbell CHANCE Helical Piles
CHANCE Helical Pulldown Micropile system Installed
