{"id":60389,"date":"2023-10-09T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=60389"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T02:46:09","slug":"here-is-everything-you-need-to-consider-as-your-prepare-your-house-for-bushfire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/here-is-everything-you-need-to-consider-as-your-prepare-your-house-for-bushfire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Is Everything You Need To Consider As Your Prepare Your House For Bushfire Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve already had a taste of summer<\/a>, with hot days and plenty of warnings that sadly, the bushfire season this year could be a bad one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been plenty of reports and forecasts warning us to prepare now because there is no such thing as being too over-prepared for bushfire season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So thanks to Gutter-Vac Tuggerah Lakes<\/a>, we\u2019ve gone ahead and done the research to ensure that you can be proactive and prepare for bushfire season this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Prepare Your Home:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS)<\/a>, a well-prepared home is more likely to survive a bushfire or ember attack. It could even make it easier for firefighters to defend and of course, it will leave your neighbour’s home at even less of a risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing your home looks different for everyone, with the NSW RFS recommending that you repair damaged or missing tiles on the roof, enclose areas under the house and repair or cover gaps in eternal lawns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recommendations don\u2019t stop there, with the NSW RFS also recommending keeping lawns short and gardens well maintained. This includes ensuring that you cut back trees and shrubs overhanding buildings. Don\u2019t forget about cleaning up fallen leaves, twigs and other debris around your house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of leaves and twigs, the NSW RFS recommends making sure that your gutters are clear of leaves and twigs and even installing metal gutter guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t feel comfortable getting up on the ladder, then you can leave it to the experts at Gutter-Vac Tuggerah Lakes who offer both gutter cleaning and gutter guard installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team at Gutter-Vac Tuggerah Lakes<\/a> are experts when it comes to ensuring your gutters are cleared, helping to ensure that your home is one step closer to protection during the bushfire season.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ensuring your gutters are free of debris is just one step towards ensuring your house is protected this summer according to the NSW RFS (Image: Adobe Stock) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Prepare Your Family:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While preparing your house is of the utmost importance, it\u2019s also incredibly important to ensure that your family is prepared and ask the questions that will arise in a bushfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to ensure the family is prepared is to complete a bushfire survival plan, which can be found on the NSW RFS website here. The NSW RFS has broken it down into four simple steps which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n