Water damage guides
Short guides for the first hour after you find water, keeping an Omaha basement dry, and the insurance questions that follow.
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- Found water in the house? What to do in the first hourWater keeps spreading into floors and walls for hours after a leak starts. Work through these steps in order while help is on the way.
- Does homeowners insurance cover water damage in Nebraska?Whether a claim gets paid usually depends on where the water came from. Here is how most Nebraska policies sort it out.
- Sump pumps and basement flooding in OmahaMost Omaha water damage calls end in the basement. A few checks before storm season can keep yours dry.
Have this ready when you call
- What is leaking or flooding, if you know: a pipe, the water heater, a sump pit, a floor drain, the washer, or rain coming in.
- Whether the water looks clean, or smells like sewer.
- Which rooms and floors got wet, and about how long ago it started.
- Whether you were able to shut off the water, and whether any wet rooms still have power on.
- Your neighborhood or nearest cross street in Omaha, so the call goes to a crew that works near you.
A couple of minutes on the phone is usually enough to get a local company headed your way.
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