8 Important Steps To Take To Protect Your Home From A Flood (6 0f 8)

6. Do a major retrofit

"If your home floods frequently and moving isn't an option, you may need to take drastic and costly measures," said Bankrate. That could mean raising "your home on piers or columns so that the lowest floor is above the flood level (approximate cost: $20,000); "Wet-proofing your home by installing foundation vents that would allow water to flow through the building, instead of rising inside and causing more damage," or doing some "dry proofing by applying coatings and other sealing materials to your walls to keep out floods."