Mackay Insurance Blog

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They say April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring floods, and claims.

Hi folks, Bruce Mackay here with a few tips to keep your basement dry.

First, check your downspouts and your eavestroughs. Over the winter, lots of things could have gotten into them and blocked them. Make sure you check the bottom and maybe get an extension that will take the water away from the house.

Second, if you're spending a lot more time at home, perhaps putting this on your project or to do list for the spring is to make sure the grading is pulling away from the house. So as water comes off your roof it doesn't go back towards the house, but goes away from the house.

Third, check your sump pump. Sump pumps that haven't worked in a while, you want to make sure that they're in good working condition. As well, we get storms in April and should the power go out, you need to look into getting a battery backup system. The life span can be anywhere from ten to fifteen years on a sump pump, and if yours is older than that, perhaps replacing it and getting a battery backup system in place would be a good idea.

For all these and more tips, contact your broker. We are working away from the office right now. You can contact us by phone at 613-966-5740, leave a voicemail and we'll call you back, or by email at info@mackayinsurance.com.

Please be safe. We'll see you next week.