Want a house, not a swamp!

spida · 2012-07-02 22:14:20

Hi, Can anybody advise on ways to check if a property is liable to flooding before I go buying a house in a swamp! Here's what I have so far, please suggest others: 1. Ask the neighbours. 2. Google, and search the Irish Times, Independent, etc. for mentions of the address. 3. look at the house, sheds, garden fences, walls,…

02-07-2012 10:14PM

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spida

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Hi,

Can anybody advise on ways to check if a property is liable to flooding before I go buying a house in a swamp!
Here's what I have so far, please suggest others:
1. Ask the neighbours.
2. Google, and search the Irish Times, Independent, etc. for mentions of the address.
3. look at the house, sheds, garden fences, walls, etc. for signs of high-water marks.

How do I find out what rivers run nearby (small streams, piped streams, etc.)? Any good websites or maps online?

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drainage

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#2 02-07-2012 10:16PM

Monty Burnz

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http://www.floodmaps.ie/

Not exhaustive though.

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#3 02-07-2012 10:27PM

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Perfect, just the information I'm looking for. Thanks.

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#4 02-07-2012 11:09PM

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Good idea is to ring a couple of insurance companies for quotes for the house in question, they will usually refuse a quote for an area prone to flooding.

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#5 02-07-2012 11:15PM

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on top of flood maps have a look at the epa site

http://gis.epa.ie/

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