Fire damage can spread to areas within your house that you may not expect. Often smoke and soot damage can extend to areas of a fire damaged property where the fire was not present. Soot when it breaks down can be highly corrosive and can cause serious damage to electrical appliances. It is essential that…
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Flood water, no matter what the source, more often than not becomes contaminated with sewage and other pollutants. If you have experienced flood damage in your property, it is important that correct sanitation is carried out before water damage repairs take place or dehumidifiers are installed to begin the drying process.
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It is important to remember that many insurance policies will exclude leaks from defective seals around baths and showers as water damage from such causes are deemed to be a preventable maintenance expense. If you have experienced water damage it is necessary therefore to get a plumber to trace the source and the cause of…
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Storm damage is generally structural damage caused by gale force winds which can result in flooding and rain water accessing the property. Unfortunately, damage can occur as a result of wear and tear (particularly to felt roof coverings) and this is not ‘storm damage’ and is thus excluded from the cover provided by the policy….
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