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On 8/20/2018 2:14 PM, Hil-5771 wrote:
I just had a leak in waterline behind a bathroom wall in MY basement
that we didn't know about until more than a foot of water filled
up basement. The insurance adjuster came out and said we were covered
and he
approved and gave me an initial paymentÂ* right on the spot HoweverÂ* the
payment for all that water clean up and damage seemed kind of low . Now we
have found mold two weeks later and it's in the hvac duct and also on
bottom
of walls at three or four locations . And while pulling back the old
paneling
I found a large horizobtalÂ* rack hairline to about 1/8 in h width . Would
these two items be something I should add onto to this claim or is my
responsibility .


Outside chance on the mold _if_ you can show proper attempts to dry the
place out quickly after the initial water damage I'd think but if you
just let the place sit and dry out on its own I'd expect the insurance
folks will say that's your problem. Much in these depends on the
particular company and agent you're dealing with ime; some are much more
amenable to working with you than others.

I don't see how the water leak would have any bearing on the cracks and
they sound like basic normal occurrence so doubt if they are covered,
anyway.

Must've been a full-blown break rather than just a small leak to have
accumulated that much w/o knowing it...or were out of town or something?

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