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Flood incident
Hello, can someone tell me if that product http://www.stormtec.net/ is not a joke am having serious kitchen flooding problem and for the mean time it's the only solution. Hope someone could help me .Thanks Bloody Mary
please explain why houses are still
suffering after the uk floods. why are people's houses not done yet? is it an insurance issue? not enough builders? thanks in advance.
Insurance Claim
I am new to this so please be kind ...... My family and I moved into our lovely new house on the 4th July 2007, this was the week after the floods on the 25th June. Towards the end of August we noticed a smell of damp in the utility room/downstairs bathroom, but didn't think a lot of it (!) until in September we began to…
Flat Flooded... still nothing done
Just having a moan really cos I'm probably not the only one. Was flooded with sewage water in July.. I'm in alternative accomodation until March.. I've not had any interim cash payments and Loss adjuster hasn't even approved the removal or storage of my furniture yet... So no stripping out done either..only 1 dehumidifier…
Flooded Carpet due to possible plumbing
Hello, Got the keys for a new build flat off the letting agent on 4/02/08, moved in only to find that the fridge hadn't been installed and the plug socket was behind the woodwork, got that sorted and found out that the washers cold inlet pipe is connected to the hot pipe and it doesn't reach the cold pipe, that was…
companies that DID offer to insure me after the floods
I live in Hull, which was severly affected by the floods. Our house was surrounded by water but it didn't enter. We are now moving round the corner and origionally I found no company that would insure our new place for buildings and contents-some companies just said 'we don't insure Hull since the floods'!!!? I was quite…
Flood Risk?
Hi We've been living in our house for over 10 years now, through heavy rainfalls and had no sign of flooding or water even reaching our garden, the nearby brook has not even reached the top of it's culverted banks. Conversely half a mile down the road is a business park which has seen flooding in this time from the same…
longlevens brook gloucester
the brook very nearly burst its banks again for the 3rd time last night :eek: last night was a flurry of fire engines pumping out water/police blocking off the road and sandbags placed around properties. worried residents were stood on the banks in the pouring rain most of the evening fearful of their properties being…
Severe Flood Warnings in Anglia
Hope everyone is ok this morning. I had hoped this board would never have to be used again ... x
Is your home at risk of flooding?
The BBC website news for the 15th June 2007: Flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency as bad weather sweeps across much of England. Warnings have been issued for Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. I know the details about my area, do you know if your home is at…
Dried out at last!!
:j My house has been declared dry today after 3 months and now the builders can start. The insurance has paid up in full so now I can look forward to refurnishing and relaxing in my sitting room again. I hope everyone else on here are finally getting there.
Flood resilience van
I know that the Environment Agency are thinking of getting a show trailer in the design of a house to exhibit flood resilience products that are available and how they are used. Do you think this would be a useful project? Would you be interested in seeing something like this come to a county show or community near you? FI
Government flood relief fund
Hi has anyone applied for and received any money from from this scheme yet? I completed the local authority forms some weeks ago but havent heard anything yet
Flood victim contents claim
I've been offered approx 60% settlement figure from my loss adjuster for a contents claim after the summer floods. I live in a bungalow and most of my contents went out in 3 skips. I was away the day of the flood so didn't manage to save anything from the floor. 12" water. Any ex loss adjusters out there that can tell me…
Cost to remove flooded caravan?
My parents caravan was flooded in July on a caravan park. They have decided not to go back on the site for fear of it happening again. When the insurance money was offered they were told that £1600 + vat was being given to the park owners for removal and clear up of their old van. This seems an extortionate amount of money…
Find free household items
This may only be of small help but please be aware of free items being available on Freecycle. For more information, visit freecycle.org. There are groups worldwide. It is a nonprofit organisation run by volunteers and it now has charitable status. All items are offered via email/website. There are lots of groups for…
Flooded due to new housing estate
Although I live on a hill, during the recent bad weather my house was flooded. Basically, a dyke further up the hill burst due to the rain, the water ran a good mile down the fields, along the main road, and down the private street to the bottom - where it joins (on the corner, only by a few feet) my back garden. The water…
Free king size divan base for collection
If anyone lives near Cleethorpes and needs a king size bed base to replace flood damage please PM me. You will need to collect but free to good home.
No accommodation, what do i do next.
Hi all, After the floods a few weeks ago my landlord has only just started to be involved and has informed us he wants us to move out so he can start the drying out process and get the plaster off the walls. We have had difficulties with our insurance company throughout our claim, quibbling about small amounts of money. We…
Wooden Playhouse in Garden flood question
Sorry to ask, because compared to a lot of questions on here this is quite minor. We were flooded in the kitchen and garden back in June. The kitchen is being dried out, but the insurance company have only just got round to sorting out garden toys and other contents lost in the flood. We have a two storey wooden wendyhouse…

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