Transcript
TEXT ON SCREEN: Flood Ready Awareness: Costs
Narrator: Owning and maintaining a home can be expensive. But if there was something you could do to avoid spending tens of thousands of dollars, you'd do it, right?
A house with snow around it and on its roof. Animated blue water begins to fill up the screen, simulating a flood.
Narrator: Good — because there is: Flood prevention.
The blue animation shrinks back down, revealing the house again.
Narrator: The average cost of repairing a flooded basement is $43,000.
The blue animation morphs on-screen to form the number $43,000.
TEXT ON SCREEN: $43,000.
The number on screen splits above and below, so now there are 3 "$43,000" visible in a row.
Narrator: The cost of preventing one is a lot lower.
The numbers begin to tick down and shrink.
Narrator: In fact, the 10 most effective actions you can take to prevent a basement flood will probably cost you less than $250, combined.
The numbers continue to tick down, until there is only one number visible on the screen, $250.
The screen is split in two animated images, with one half showing someone removing snow from a downspout and the other showing someone sealing a crack in a wall.
Narrator: Plus, most preventive maintenance can be done on your own in less than a day.
Block lettering of "1 Day" with the inside of the lettering showing part of an image of a flood.
TEXT ON SCREEN: 1 Day
Narrator: Flood prevention actions can lower your risk of flooding.
The block text morphs into the entire image, showing a flooded rural area.
Narrator: But they can't eliminate it entirely.
The image pans up to the sky to reveal a blue background, and the text points are revealed on screen as they are read by the Narrator.
TEXT ON SCREEN:
- Have a backup plan
- Check your home for flood risks
- Install water barriers
- Talk to your insurance provider
Narrator: Have a back up plan. Check your home for flood risks often, install water barriers on your property, and talk to your insurance provider to see if you have flood coverage — especially if your property is in a high-risk flooding area.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Don't wait for the water! Canada.ca/Flood-Ready
Narrator: Don't wait for the water. Find out how you can act now to prevent flooding in your home later.
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