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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Figure out why before fixing. Insurance likely will not cover if its due to rainwater, so don't let them delay your response. And check your policy.

The immediate fixer people (we called ServPro) are MORE than happy to install some dehumidifiers and leave them for days on end without giving you a quote for how much it costs... and then charge an arm and a leg. Wish we'd just said no. We ripped everything out anyway. What a waste of $.

Drywall, floors, insulation -- it all has to go. At least the bottom few feet. It's a huge expense. We are dealing with this part now. And no one will quote the repair until the "water mitigation" people come first. (They also charged $$$.)[/quote]

Going through this now! Restoration Doctor charged us $27k (just for the water mitigation and partial demo).... after stealing some of our items and breaking a lot of stuff while moving it all around.

Insurance did not cover it because it's water from "the outside", i.e. rain. [/quote]

Sorry that happened to you. We went with Mid-Atlantic Mold and Remediation and were very pleased with the responsiveness, the thoroughness in diagnosing where the water came in and then, remediating and actually being able to do the repairs:

https://www.midatlanticmold.com/

Most companies I called were happy to run a bunch of fans to "mitigate" the water and charge a ton but not do the actually repairs once the place dried out. These guys did everything, bringing everyone on site at 11 pm the night it happened (which was around 4-5 pm).[/quote]

Thanks, we didn't know any better and were panicking. I'll call these folks instead if this nightmare ever happens again![/quote]

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