Question #2 For Water Damage Customers

11/1/2017 (Permalink)

Questions we ask customers who call in a water damage to our Charlottesville office.

In continuation of Questions We Ask Water Damage Customers, we come to our second question.

Question #2 – When did the loss occur?

You might be thinking, “Why does it matter when the loss occurred?  I would still like it resolved as soon as possible now that I have found it.”  While we do not need to know the exact minute that it happened, there is quite a difference in the following scenarios:  “It happened in the past couple of hours when I left to go to the grocery store”, “It happened sometime while I was away on a weeklong vacation”, “or this is my vacation home that I have not been to for a few months.”  A water damage that has happened within the past few hours is highly unlikely to have any secondary losses such as microbial growth or rotting wood (unless it was present prior to this loss) however, a loss that occurred a week ago or longer has a much greater potential for secondary losses. 

Check back in December to find out why we ask our next question.