When floods occur it can be very difficult and getting every thing back to normal can take for ever. Normal routine must go on as you are living in the same property but having to working round the damage it has caused can be stressful.
The first thing to remember is to switch the water off at the main inlet to stop any further flooding and damage to your carpets. It’s best to inform the insurance company ASAP and find out exactly what they will cover and what next steps they would like you to take.
They’ll inform you to get in touch with an organization that restores carpets and give you a couple of companies to contact. The restorers will act very quickly on behalf of the insurance companies, as there job is to get the blowers on to your carpets. If they do not get the carpets dry with in the first 48 hours the water will go stale and smell, in this case, they will most probably have to change the carpets especially if you insist you are not happy.
The insurance company will appoint an assessor to you who will contact you with in a day or so. He will want to know what has happened and what you have done so far. The assessor will arrange to come to your home and assess the damage to your carpets once they have been dried out.
The next step is to make some appointments with your local carpet companies to come round and quote on replacing the carpet. How ever this must be of the same or of equal quality to your existing carpet. Your assessor may make recommendations of who to use, always include some of your own contacts, as they may not have your best interest at heart.
If you have already got a carpet company in mind but the insurance have gone with another. You can let them know you would be happier with your own choice as may be you have used them previously. If there is a difference in the cost you can pay a bit extra to get the work completed to your standards.
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