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flood cleanup services for sewer and storm damages catastrophes

The first factor to consider is your home's insurance. Most homeowner policies do not cover external flooding damage; we will discuss internal flooding from burst pipes and sewer backups later. If your policy does cover flooding damage or you have specific flood insurance, review your policy for limitations, exclusions, and pre-approvals. Today, many insurers have disaster recovery vendors pre-approved to service their policy holders. Obtain a list of these pre-approved vendors from your insurance provider and store their 24 hour phone number in your phone so that phone number is always at hand.

In addition to the list of pre-approved vendors from your insurer, perform your own research about local disaster recovery vendors. Look for vendors who are well established in your community, have a reputation for prompt, courteous service, and have the capabilities to restore flood damage in particular. If your research identifies a company that meets the above criteria that is not already on your insurer's pre-approved list, work with your agent to have that company added. The best flood cleanup services companies are not just general contractors. Flood damage is different from typical home renovations that materials in your home far from the flooded location may be affected. Common building materials such as drywall, insulation, and wood framing absorb the flood water and draw the moisture into other areas that are difficult to access, dry, and repair or replace.

The specialized nature of flood recovery is particularly apparent in flooding events caused by backup of sewage lines. Sewage backups can be caused by blockages inside your home's main drain line or the municipal sewage trunk line at the street. Home drains are often blocked by tree and shrub roots growing into cracks in the drain over time. Backups caused by these blockages can result in a disgusting, smelly mess spreading from any drain or toilet in your home. Sewage backups caused by flooded or blocked municipal sewage lines are even more disgusting and dangerous. In addition to the water damage, sewage floods carry a dreadful variety of germs and disease. Waterborne pathogens from sewage result in millions illnesses and deaths every year worldwide. You must be confident that your flood cleanup services provider is both capable and experienced in disinfection of these pathogens.

 Flood damage is an unfortunate risk of owning a home. The time to prepare is now, before a disaster strikes your family. Learn more about how restoration professionals clean and restore properties from flooding from a <a href="http://www.jarvisconstruction.com/fire-water-storm-flood-mold-damage-cleanup-and-restoration-florida">Florida company</a> that helps property owners from Vero Beach through Fort Pierce and down to Miami recover from unexpected problems.