Home emergencies like a flooded house happen to others, not me. Then you get a call saying there’s water gushing out your front door and garage. With my experience owning 15 houses and a handyman business, I still had a lot to learn. This website shares what it took to restore my house, from start …
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How to Avoid Houses with a Flood Risk
The average American can expect to move 11.4 times during his or her lifetime according to the US Census. You probably moved while living with your parents. Once you finish school, you get to pick where you live. This decision is getting more complicated. Global warming is increasing the flood …
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Do You Really Need Flood Insurance?
Most of us learn about floods on the news. Some homeowners learn the hard way when their home and/or neighborhood experiences a flood due to a hurricane, river or similar natural disaster. This isn't when you want to learn that your homeowner insurance policy doesn't cover flooding. Now is the time …
Water Damage Repair in Plain English
Most water leaks in your home won't cause this much flooding. Trust me, you never want to deal with this situation. As I'm living through a flooded house right now, I can definitely say it's not fun. But there's a lot we can learn by understanding the water damage repair steps you go through to …
How to Fix Water Damaged Art
Most of the time your artwork is hung on walls or placed on shelves. My challenge was dealing with water damaged art that was sitting on the floor in several inches of water. That's typical when you're moving into a new house. When unpacking, I placed things in the room where I thought they'd go. …
Insurance Coverage for “Loss of Use”
Have you ever read your homeowner insurance policy? The declaration page that summarizes your coverage? The truth is we (myself included) don't have a clue what insurance coverage is real until we have an emergency. My house flooded and it's been more than four weeks with no support for additional …