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Water Damage Guides for Syracuse Homeowners

Five guides for the days after water gets into a house: what to do in the first 48 hours and in what order, how to document the damage for a New York insurance claim, what clean, gray and black water mean, why a pipe, a backup, a flood and a slow leak are read so differently, and whether drywall, carpet and floors can be dried or have to come out.

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Water Damage: The First 48 Hours, in Order

Water got into my house and it has stopped. What do I do in the next two days, and in what order?

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Documenting Water Damage for an Insurance Claim in New York

What does my insurer need from me, and what should I record before anything is thrown away?

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Clean, Gray and Black Water: Why the Category Changes What Can Be Saved

What is category 1, 2 and 3 water, and why does it change what can be saved?

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A Pipe, a Backup, a Flood and a Slow Leak: Why New York Policies Treat Them Differently

A pipe, a backup, a flood and a slow leak: why does where the water came from matter so much?

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Dry It Out or Tear It Out: Drywall, Carpet, Floors and Plaster After Water Damage

Can my drywall, carpet and floor be dried, or do they have to come out?

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Tell us where the water came from, what got wet and whether it has stopped. A person reads every request and matches it to a licensed, insured water damage contractor. If water is still coming in, close the main shutoff before anything else.

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Five quick questions about where the water came from and what it reached, then your details. It takes about a minute, and a person reads the answers.

Question 1Where did the water come from?

Where the water came from decides both how it has to be cleaned up and how a homeowners policy reads it, so it is the first thing a contractor will ask.

Question 2Has the water stopped coming in?

If a pipe is still running, closing the main shutoff inside the house, where the supply pipe comes through the wall, stops it. Drying cannot start until the source has stopped.

Question 3What got wet?
Question 4When did it happen?

The EPA advises drying water-damaged materials within 24 to 48 hours. Past that point, what can be dried in place and what has to come out starts to change.

Question 5Whose home is it, and are you thinking of a claim?

New York's insurance regulator advises protecting the property from further damage and keeping the receipts, and holding off permanent repairs until the insurer has had the chance to inspect.

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