Strong gusts of wind can cause serious damage to your home, both in exterior elements: windows, roof… and in the interior. Take note of how to protect it properly.
Winter is one of the seasons of the year that can punish our home the most. The low temperatures and frost can cause serious damage to our pipes, while rain, hail or snow can cause damage on the façade or on the roof, without forgetting that they can clog gutters and gutters, giving rise to moisture or annoying leaks.
Nor can we forget about the wind, since when it blows very intensely it can cause damage to windows, blinds… and other elements outside our house such as roofs, gutters, antennas, etc.
Although we cannot control atmospheric phenomena and strong storms and storms are becoming more frequent in our country, like the ones we have experienced recently, it is in our hands that prevent and protect our home so that it suffers as little damage as possible. From Healthy Housing we give you a series of simple guidelines so that the wind is not a headache:
- Clear your terrace and/or balcony: Remove all the furniture from your terrace or garden that is likely to fall or tip over and even fly. Protect it adequately so that it does not suffer the rigors of winter, cover it with materials resistant to inclement weather, so you can continue using it when the best weather arrives.
- Remove plants and pots from windowsills, to avoid unnecessary shocks or accidents. Also, remember that there are certain plants that, in winter, suffer a lot outside.
- The importance of good doors: to prevent cold air from penetrating and the house temperature from dropping considerably, resulting in higher energy costs. It is best to choose one high-performance folding or sliding balcony door that ensure hermeticity in the closure. At KÖMMERLING, manufacturers of PVC window systems, they have the PremiDoor76 lift-slide, which slides like a slider but closes like a casement.
- Awning up and blind down: if the wind is very intense, it is convenient to completely lower the blinds and make sure that there are no objects that could fly out and hit them. Do not forget, either, to collect the outdoor awnings if you have them.
- windows that protect: if we want our home not to suffer from the wind, we must demand that the window reach a Class C5 in wind resistance (the best value of the classification). Good wind resistance means a more stable and safer window against blows and external aggressions. Above all, we must take this point into account if we live at high altitudes.
- Check the drains outside: If your home is in the countryside or you have a garden, it will be much more susceptible to having debris such as leaves or dirt that moves or accumulates in those areas with the wind. It is convenient to maintain its cleaning daily or once a week.
- watch out for the roof: It is recommended, at least once a year, that a maintenance check be carried out to check the state of the fastening of the parts that make up the cover (tiles, slate, plates…), the possible detachment or breakage of some of these pieces, the state of the existing finishes, as well as possible leaks or humidity generated in auxiliary elements.
Finally, it is advisable to be aware of the information broadcast on the radio, television, the Internet and other media to follow the indications that help us deal with meteorological situations of winds that exceed normal speeds.