Traditionally, disaster recovery is what you prepare for and complete after a natural disaster affects your home or business. Disasters fall into two categories: natural (floods, hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes) and man-made (hazardous material spills, infrastructure failure, or bio-terrorism). Preparing for the latter is difficult and sometimes cannot be prevented. With natural disasters though, you can take steps to deal with the situation should it arise. Disaster recovery services will include repairs to your home after a fire, storm damage, an earthquake, or water damage.
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Lightning Protection
Did you know you can proactively protect your home against lightning strikes? If lightning hits your house or nearby power lines, it can follow the wiring or phone lines into your home ruining computers, TVs, stereos, and other electronics. Your homeowner's insurance may or may not cover damage from lightning.Surge protectors help protect equipment from power spikes. However nearby lightning is so powerful it can jump through surge protectors. If you live in an area with frequent lightening storms, lightning rods are a good addition to protect from lightning strikes. Lightning rods divert positive charges to meet the negatively charged strike when the lightning bolt gets within 150 feet of the lightning rod. It neutralizes lightning strikes to lessen or eliminate damage. Lightning rods and their correct installation can run around $2,500, but it could be worth your time and money in the long run.