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What to do.....
Hi we experienced the same frightening effects of the flooding in Hull a week or so ago. Here's my tips...... Firstly if you still have electricity, charge up your mobile phone. Anything you can, take upstairs or on high shelves, this includes pictures and photos on walls as the damp will wreck them in no time. If you have…
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Beware Loss Assessors/Adjusters IMPORTANT ADVICE
Having experience helping other bomb victims in Northern Ireland. We have learned valuable experience that could save poor flood victims heaps of dosh at the very least! Please pass on this info to anyone you know affected. Loss Adjusters work for the insurance company's best interests - not yours. Loss Assessors are…
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Good Tips for Emergencies
Some people have posted some excellent tips and immediate practical advice for emergencies, so we will try and provide a one-stop shop for them here. Good luck and wishes to any who are suffering right now. In an emergency: With thanks to dianadors; * BBC Sheffield Advice Page (very good) With thanks to Sarah Macpherson; *…
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Evacuation Plan
I'm aware this may be too late for some, but I read the Fly Lady evacuation plan in an email recently and thought it was worth passing on: http://www.flylady.net/pages/FLYingLessons_Prepared.asp
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Measuring Gravesend Flood Risk for insurance
i live in Gravesend near by Thames River. Cause of the floods in wales, worcester etc i was bit worried and wanted to know what are the risks and hazzards where i live and how far is thames river distance from my house. is there any way that i can measure the distance between my house and thames river. When my dad took out…
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No water /loo
what are the regulations in respect of workplaces, my sister has been told to go to work today, her workplace has no running water due to floods hence no water for the loos and the electric has been on and off all day so phones have been down.
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Flooding
I'm really surprised that there haven't been any threads about flooding. A friend of mine in Oxfordshire is currently in a shelter, and seemed to be in shock during our short conversation. I wish I could go to see and / or help, but apart from the logistics of getting there, we might have our own problems soon. I've also…
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House inventory and valuables etc
I know it is no comfort for those people who have lost everything in the floods. I have meant to get around to making a house inventory for some time and have never gotten around to it. Although I've never been flooded, there have been recent times when the river here has been close to bursting it's banks. At the moment…
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To claim or not to claim - flood damage
I am looking for some advice please, especially if you work for an insurance company. We got hit yesterday by the heavy rain and our utility attached to the side of the house was flooded. The room is approx 4 metres by 7 metres and a triangle shape. It had a good couple of inches in there and I appreciate it could have…
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flood advise....
having been recently flooded , we are now staying in a hotel , we have been there now for 4 weeks , my insurers halifax are now saying that they want us out of the hotel as they can no longer fund it , yet in my policy it states that in such a case we are covered for alternative accommation up to the value of £20.000 . We…
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car insurance flooded
Do car insurances tend to cover cars if damaged through to driving through flood water. My hubby inadvertantly drove through some flood water which was significantly deeper than he thought. Water came over bonnet and car stalled. Now think it may have to be writt4en off but not sure wheter we can claim on insurance. Trying…
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help does anyone know what we should do??
hi everyone my boyfriend left his car on mon mornring at a garage in rotherham to be repaired, he phoned the garage on mon about 2pm to see if he could pick it up yet as we live in sheffield and the flooding had just started they told us to leave it there for the night and to picket up the next mornring! but im sure you…
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Flood Damage insurance PROBLEM
Hi, can anyone help answer my question. We took out Building & House Insurance this Monday @ around 14:00pm with Churchill Insurance, this was done online and was setup has a Direct Debit,So no monies have even been paid to Churchill as this is only a few days since taking out insurance with them....... So at 16:30pm…
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What To Do If You're Flooded
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!! :confused: Bearing in mind the nationwide issues with flooding, I wondered if anyone out there with experience of coping with this problem might be able to offer those searching for some help in the next few days some words of advice. I experienced a low-scale flood about 6 years ago, and from my…
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New House & Building Isurance / Now have flood damage
Hi, can anyone help answer my question. We took out Building & House Insurance this Monday @ around 14:00pm with Churchill Insurance, this was done online and was setup has a Direct Debit. So at 16:30pm {Monday] we went to stay at some friends house {because it was a Birthday Party} but when we arrived back home at around…
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Flood damage / contamination
Have got all our stuff in storage while we move house, just got a letter from the storage company informing us that due to last weeks floods 3 out of our 6 containers have been contaminated by the flood water. Now the question is what should I reasonably expect, clearly soft furnishings / electricals are going to be ruined…
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Home insurance with Flood cover
My first post :beer: I am living in a town that was flooded quite badly a few years ago. Apparently due to human error, a flood gate was not open or shut quickly enough at a nearby resoviour after a period of heavy rain and there was a flash flood which made a right mess! The road my house is on was affected but the…
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Home insurance when you have been flooded
We cannot seem to get any Insurance company to insure us for even fire and theft only. We were the victims of flash floods in July and had 18" of murky muddy water throughout downstairs. We have replaced everthing at our own cost but find we are running round in circles. We had been flooded 5 years ago although it was only…
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Rain Brought Ceiling Down
My sister is really upset because her bedroom ceiling has just collapsed due to the felt roofing on her bay letting the water in. Apparently her carpets really heavy with water and shes concerned that her downstairs ceiling could collaps now. Shes phoned her insurance firm who say they arent covered for rain damage....shes…
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Floodplains - Home Insurance
Hi - Does anyone know of a good insurance provider that will insure properties which have been flooded. Our house flooded six years ago in the floods which hit North Yorkshire (property previously flooded 50 years ago). We are paying an arm and a leg for buildings and contents insurance. I've tried confused.com and no-one…
