The emerging weather pattern is of greater extremes. We have just seen a period of extreme and prolonged wetness. The flip side is of course drought and with it heightened fire risk. So yes, better to assess and minimise risk while we can.
I've always thought our house, being stone and slate would be fairly resilient but now I know it wouldn't! Apart from all the spaces, like under the barge boards, we have a timber framed back porch with plastic gutters and a polycarbonate roof. We also have a caravan quite close to the back of the house. I certainly wouldn't be able to do anything in the way of fireproofing as I'm now 77, have fibromyalgia and am still recovering from a serious road accident a year ago so can't do much at all. John is a few months older and wouldn't admit it but is slowing down so wouldn't want to do anything. I think our strategy would be centred round escape!
Two excellent informative pieces. Thanks Chris. Inspiring me to do a fire risk assessment of our new timber frame and timber clad home and the tree planting plans, especially those closer to the home.
The emerging weather pattern is of greater extremes. We have just seen a period of extreme and prolonged wetness. The flip side is of course drought and with it heightened fire risk. So yes, better to assess and minimise risk while we can.
I've always thought our house, being stone and slate would be fairly resilient but now I know it wouldn't! Apart from all the spaces, like under the barge boards, we have a timber framed back porch with plastic gutters and a polycarbonate roof. We also have a caravan quite close to the back of the house. I certainly wouldn't be able to do anything in the way of fireproofing as I'm now 77, have fibromyalgia and am still recovering from a serious road accident a year ago so can't do much at all. John is a few months older and wouldn't admit it but is slowing down so wouldn't want to do anything. I think our strategy would be centred round escape!
Two excellent informative pieces. Thanks Chris. Inspiring me to do a fire risk assessment of our new timber frame and timber clad home and the tree planting plans, especially those closer to the home.