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1 day ago
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Water Damage rant / help for the future
As a result of our recent weather storm we had a bit of a leak from the flashing under neath a window. We caught it with in 48 hours and had a remediation company come by, since we were in a rush and wanted to get it addressed fast I didn’t have the time to address quotes ( I know). I am absolutely shocked at how much you have to chase these companies down once they drop of drying equipment. Im on day 2 of remediation and im looking at almost $1000 in fan rentals for 4 days to dry out the area, plus the labour. This doesn’t even include any of the remediation work they will have to do. How are fans this expensive? For such a small leak this is going to cost an arm and a leg. How do people afford remediation on bigger leaks (even going through insurance your rates must skyrocket). What are some companies I can go with in the future? I’d like to be more prepared incase I am in the same situation again.