The Silver Lining of Water Damage
Around our Store, we refer to an insurance loss caused by water or fire as “involuntary remodeling.” Also known in the industry as restoration, putting things back the way they were before the loss is the primary goal of your insurance coverage. Our goal as a first response specialist and restoration contractor is to minimize the disruption to your home. Some see such disruptions as an opportunity (or even catalyst) to tackle that flooring remodeling job that they had already begun to contemplate.
Consider this scenario. You have a water loss cased by a burst pipe, a bad hot water heater or a faulty toilet. Water gets out in the open and does its thing, which is to migrate downward. The floor almost always is involved and if you are fortunate enough to catch it early, the damage can be minimized by our Steamatic team who can remove the water and begin the drying process. In cases involving wood and laminate, water damage is difficult to reverse, but sometimes flooring can be saved as with carpet where pad replacement, a good cleaning and re-stretching work just fine. Either way, with adequate homowners insurance, you likely have a covered loss and will receive some compensation to restore your floor. Now what? (more…)
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