Water damage guides for Queens
Plain answers on contaminated water, flood insurance and what Hurricane Ida taught Queens about basements, written for Queens homeowners, landlords and tenants.
Water damage in a Queens home? Tell us your neighborhood and what happened, and an independent local provider can contact you.
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Hurricane Ida and Queens basements: what the flooding showed
Ida flooding in Queens, by the NYC Health Department’s numbers: rain faster than the sewers, deaths in basement apartments, and what owners can do next time.
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Does renters insurance cover water damage? What Queens tenants should know
Does renters insurance cover water damage? What FloodSmart and FloodHelpNY say about floods, what to ask your insurer, and a Queens tenant’s steps after a leak.
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Category 3 water damage: what the standard says and what it means at home
Category 3 water damage explained from the IICRC S500 itself: the definition, its examples, why storm water is not automatic, and what changes in the cleanup.