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<br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Obj ective ...... ........... ........... ................. ......... ...... ........ .................. .......................... ........... ..... .......... ...................... i <br /> <br />Flood Insurance A Good Investment. ... ....... ........... ........... ........ .................. ............... ........ .., .............................. ... I <br /> <br />The National Flood Insurance Program and Building in the Floodplain ................................................................ 2 <br /> <br />Obtaining a Building Permit ..................................................................................................................................3 <br /> <br />Selecting a Contractor ........ ........... ... ...... ...... ...... .......................... .......................... ....................... ....... ................. 4 <br /> <br />Tips for Repairing a Flood.Damaged House ..........................................................................................................; <br /> <br />Water-Resistant Building Materials ............... ................................ ..................... ............................... ...... ...... ......... 6 <br /> <br />Mitigation Steps You Can Take ............................................................................................................................... 7 <br /> <br />Relocating Your House. ... ................... ..... ............................ ................. ............... ..... ...... ....... ................................ 8 <br /> <br />Elevating Your House .. ...... .... .......... ... ... ............ ...................... ......... .............. ............................ ........................... 9 <br /> <br />Elevating a Structure with Crawlspace Foundation ........................................................................................ ...... 10 <br /> <br />House Elevation Regulations ..... ... ..... ...... ............. .............................................................. ............. ............... ..... II <br /> <br />Elevating a Mobile Home..... .... .......... ... ......... ......................... .......................... ....... ................ ... .................... ..... 12 <br /> <br />Elevating an Electrical System .......................... ...................... ........... ................. .................. ............. .................. 13 <br /> <br />Elevating Electric Baseboard Heaters .................................................................................................................. 14 <br /> <br />Elevating or Relocating the Electric Panel ........................................................................................................... I; <br /> <br />Elevating or Relocating the Heating Plant .......................................................................................................... .16 <br /> <br />Suspending a Heating System ............................................................................................................................ . 17 <br /> <br />Elevating a Washer and Dryer ............................................................................................................ .................. 18 <br /> <br />Relocating a Washer and Dryer ........................................................................................................................... 19 <br /> <br />Elevating or Relocating a Water Heater ...............................................................................................................20 <br /> <br />Elevating an Air Conditioning Compressor or Heal Pump....................................................................................21 <br /> <br />Anchoring a Fuel Tank ............. ............. ....... ......... ................. ............ ........ ....... ....... ...... ..... ... ............................. 22 <br /> <br />Improving Interior Wall Construction .. ...... ........... ................ ....... ...... ................. ........... ..... .... ............................ 23 <br /> <br />Pumping Out a Flooded Basemem ......................................................................................................................24 <br /> <br />Sealing Openings In Walls ........................... ......... ..... ............. ......... ................. ........... ........ ..... ....................... .... 2; <br /> <br />Installing an Baerior Floodwall ............. .... ...... ... ... ..... ..... ...... .... ........... ..... ........ .................. ........ ....................... 26 <br /> <br />Installing an Interior Floodwall..................................................................................................................... .....27 <br /> <br />Installing an ulenor Foundation Drainage System ........................................................................................ .... 28 <br />Installing an Imerior Foundation Drainage System..............................................................................................29 <br /> <br />Sump Pumps ................................ .................................................................................................. .......30 <br /> <br />Installing a Backflo\\' Valve ........ .............................................................................................................. .31 <br /> <br />Installing a Floor Drain Plug .............................................................................................. .... ........... ...... 32 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Index of Publicauons <br /> <br />.....il-j; <br /> <br />l{.:prll1k-J ,111 rL'.:~-d,,:d papa by the Illinois Em<:rgency Managemenl _\g..:rk\. <br />\\ Ilh r..:nll1~:'I,m fr~'lll the Federal Emergency ~bnagcmcnt Agency. Regiull \ .Clll.:.l~'.'l <br />P.():: 0214,2/97.5C <br />