What's Included In A Water Damage Claim?

Water damage can be a considerable inconvenience, and often it can feel like your life turning upside down. Enter your water damage repair claim. Knowing what is included can save you time and stress.

Most water damage claims will include the packing out of affected areas, documentation, and moving of items. Save your back and get detailed documentation for your insurance adjuster without worrying about anything. It usually includes the cleaning, sanitizing, and drying out of water-affected items (not just the structure), including furniture, appliances, and other household items. Making sure all moisture is removed will help prevent mold and other health effects for you and your family.

Whether you have a small water leak or a severe flood disaster in your home, contact a professional water damage restoration company for help with all aspects of water damage repair. If this is your first water damage claim, and I hope it is, It can be hard to know what to do. Having the right team, expertise, and equipment, is the best thing to make sure your home can return to normal and be dry, clean, and safe.

There are a lot of things that go into a water damage claim.

Documentation

Please make sure you get detailed documentation of the entire area. We want to make sure every item is accounted for, and what the damage is so you get what you're owed from insurance. The affected entities and the unaffected get documented so that you know what box it's in, where it is, and what their current status is.

Moving and Packing

Moving items in a flooded basement are no fun to love, especially when it's full of items in storage. You will be tempted to work fast and skip essential steps in documenting the process when it's complete. That's why having a team of expert people is crucial. It's also necessary to figure out where you will store items while repairs are made to the structure. Sure some things might fit in other rooms of the house or the garage. Do you want to be inconvenienced even more than you are? Your claim will also cover the cost of storage for the length of the mitigation.

Cleaning

Cleaning and sanitizing of water-affected items might be the most overlooked. Water damage from dishwashers, toilets, and septics can cause water to be contaminated. This is called grey or black water. Items in those situations must be dry, cleaned, and sanitized for your health and safety. Water lines can also be mitigated in wood furniture, and refinishing is an option. Cleaning and drying are the first and foremost to prevent mold and further damage. Mold can multiply and be in the air within 24 hours. Acting quicking, getting things removed from that space, and drying and filtering the air must be done.

If you are ever in that situation, make sure you call in the professionals to guide you through the process, communicate with you through every step, and get your house back from chaos and into a home again for your family.