Property Flood Resilience free eBook

I often compare Flood Risk Management to being a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, with many pieces all fitting together to reduce our flood risk. I make no apologies for always focussing on the ‘bit in the middle’; our homes and businesses. It is our homes and businesses that are devastated by the flood water, with much loved possessions and memories destroyed forever. 

Whilst putting together this guide, I’ve heard from people who have been out of their homes for 15 months, or businesses that have had to shut for a year or more. People have shared many harrowing accounts of their flood recovery, which without exception, everyone said was worse than the flood itself.  

Being flooded often leaves a lasting, detrimental effect on the mental health of those who have been through it; a sobering fact that is so often overlooked.

Having been flooded myself and benefited from my own recoverable measures, I was keen to find out what other people have done to make their own homes resilient to future floods. So, I have taken to the road and travelled all over the country to talk to both homeowners and businesses who have experienced flooding to see first-hand what they had done. 

Hopefully, by sharing their experiences within this ebook, it will both inform and inspire those newly flooded when they are thinking about flood resilient/recoverable repair. 

One size doesn’t fit all, so I have included a variety of different property types and interventions: some large and some small, to hopefully fit all budgets. 

With the introduction of Flood Re’s Build Back Better scheme, my aim is to showcase the huge benefits of flood adaptation, provide a wealth of information on what is possible and demonstrate just what can really be achieved through real-life examples. 

I hope you enjoy reading it!