Water is running now
Shut the water off. Then make one call.
Drying starts before anyone has decided anything about your claim — your policy asks you to stop the damage growing. Below is what a crew in Garden City is working against, measured rather than guessed.
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Garden City, measured
Hurricane is what floods houses here, and that water is outside the homeowners policy.
Airing out works some days and works against you on others. A meter settles it.
Rare, but the clause still applies: heat on, or water off and the system drained.
Most of them carry separate flood cover. A homeowners policy never does.
Housing this old often has galvanised steel supply, which closes up from the inside.
Hours 0–48
Water damage
Extraction first, then air movers and dehumidifiers, then moisture readings taken until the material is dry rather than until it looks dry. A burst supply line needs two trades: a plumber for the pipe, a restoration crew for the wall. Your policy usually pays the second and not the first.
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Weeks later
Mold
EPA puts the do-it-yourself line at about ten square feet. Above it, containment and negative air are the job, and CDC does not recommend testing when growth is already visible. Insurance treats mold from a slow leak as a gradual loss, which is usually excluded.
What happens when you call
- 01You say what happened, when it started, and whether water is still moving. Three facts; the rest waits.
- 02The call goes to an independent contractor covering Garden City. Nothing is scheduled until you agree to it.
- 03Someone comes out, reads moisture in the materials, and says what has to come out and what can be dried in place.
- 04You sign for the drying work, or you do not. The contractor is not your insurer and cannot negotiate your claim.
Connects you with an independent contractor about new work. Calls may be recorded.