Natural Disaster Preparedness

Codes and standards matter in natural disasters. Learn what to do when your community is hit by a tornado, flood, hurricane, or wild fire. Find out how to find a professional remodeler who knows how to build to codes and standards, avoid fly-by-night contractors, understand your remodeling agreement, and live with your repair and renovation project.

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Finding the home remodeler who's right for you is not as simple as picking up the Yellow Pages. On a big project, you may be working closely with this individual for several months, so you want to do everything possible to ensure that you make the right decision.
6/14/2011
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Once you've picked a home remodeler, no work should begin until you have reviewed and signed a written agreement or contract that spells out in detail the what, where, how, time span, and cost of your project.
4/22/2011
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Find information from the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center on how to clean a flood-damaged home.
10/2/2009
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FEMA website to educate Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters.
10/24/2007
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Take a look at the Department of Health and Human Services website on flu issues.
12/13/2005
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