Help to prevent flooding

Help to prevent flooding


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Air Bricks

Covers

These can stop flood water coming in through your air bricks

 Air brick covers can be purchased from DIY stores
Sandbags

Useful for diverting water flow, but where water is rising up through the ground, they are of limited value and will not prevent groundwater coming through the floorboard.

If the Council is unable to help you, will need to obtain the materials to make your own - local builders' suppliers may be able to help you with this.

However, there is nothing special about sandbags.  Growbags, bin liners or plastic bags filled with earth will suffice.

Test Valley Borough Council can provide filled and empty sand bags for a small charge.  These will need to be ordered for collection.  Collection points are at Portway (Andover) or Yokesford Hill (Romsey)


To order sandbags please call 01264 368357


Test Valley Borough Council will provide filled sandbags free of charge if the Environment Agency declare an Emergency Flood Risk.

Information from Hampshire County Council's website
Flood Boards
 These are better - a piece of 18mm (3/4 inch) ply cut to fit across outside door jambs and temporarily nailed into place with newspaper or any other suitable material, such as old carpet underlay, sealing the gap
 Contact builders' supplies merchants - see phone book
Heavy-duty polythene
 An alternative is heavy-duty polythene tacked to the outside of jambs or sills.  Low air bricks will need to be plugged (as temporary measure only - it is very important that they are unsealed as soon as floodwater has receded).
 Contact DIY stores or builders' supplies merchants - see phone book
Watercourses and ditches

Carry out maintenance of any watercourses and ditches in the summer months, clear out the silt (it's an excellent nutrient for the garden).  Cut back foliage to ensure that saplings do not get established in the bed or banks of the watercourse.  Ensure that piped sections of the watercourse under driveways are rodded and clear.  These restricted locations are the most vulnerable to flooding and need the most attention.  Do not dump grass clippings or other rubbish in the ditch.