One of the last things you will ever want to experience is standing in front of your home and watching flames reach out of your windows and up toward the roof of your home. It’s worrisome when you aren’t sure what will be salvageable and how much you might lose in the process. If you have ever gone through that kind of loss, you also know one very unfortunate fact. No matter how much shock you might still feel, there are immediate decisions that you need to make.
The Restoration Industry Association has a checklist available to help you remember some of the steps you need to take when trying to repair your home after a fire. Here are just a few examples:
- Ask what the process is for listing and identifying the value of personal property.
- Ask about being reimbursed for any lost rent or interruption of business.
- Ask your adjuster for a sufficient monetary advance for purchases that are necessary. Include enough money to assist with your first month and security deposit for a temporary dwelling.
- Save all receipts for any and all meals, hotels, purchases, toiletries, vitamins, cosmetics, etc.
- Remember that it is your choice who the restoration company will be, not the adjuster’s.
If you need help deciding what to do, or you need a restoration company that you can trust in the Georgia area, call Parker Young Construction. We’re experts at helping you put your life back together again when the worst happens.
Source: After the Catastrophe
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