Archive for the 'Maintenance & Repairs' Category

Who’s homeowners insurance is responsible to pay if my neighbors tree fell in my yard?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

kaybird00 asked: The tree collapsed into my yard causing my grill and table umbrella to break, also broke the fence. He had the tree removed and repaired the fence but who pays for my broken stuff. The neighbor is saying that my homeowners insurance pays but shouldnt’s it be his???Juliana Gervasio

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Will homeowners insurance cover taking down trees damaging the foundation of my house?

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

MLE asked: There are two large maple trees in my backyard. They were planted when the house was built in 1955. Recently we had some plumbing work done on our house in the basement crawlspace and the plumber told us that the roots of the trees are starting to come into the basement. If they [...]

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Should I file a home insurance claim again?

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Carl G asked: SO I filed a claim 3 or so months ago for my roof. The insurance paid 6K for the roof claim. Well, today I found my dishwasher has been leaking and now I have some subfloor/flooring damage - will it be a bad idea to file a claim for this? [...]

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does home insurance pay to fix a house with sagging floors?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

tony b asked: i just brought my home in september and i recently notices the living room floor is detatched about 2mm from the baseboard. what caused this and how do fix? will insurance pay?Linda

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can i get any government $ to help with a massive infestation of ants consuming my mobile home(no insurance) ?

Monday, April 5th, 2010

z1spynltap asked: I own the property and mobile home but have no homeowners insurance.(times are tough just couldn’t afford it)Lauran Ogley

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home owners insurance threatned to cancel?

Monday, March 15th, 2010

mf mf mf mf mf fmf mf mfmfmfmfmf asked: my home owners insurance sent me a letter stating i need new shingles, not a new roof but new shingles b 4 winter sets in or i will be dropped i cant believe this my shingles look fine but i guess i will replace them can [...]

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Why does my home owners insurance want me to replace my garage roof?

Friday, February 19th, 2010

chase asked: When I bought my house I received a letter stating I had to replace my garage roof within a year. It is older, but doesn’t leak or anything- What do they care?Caridad Szoka

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Home owners insurance cover property damage caused by a lawnmower?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

kathy h asked: cutting grass a rock flew out from under the lawn mower knocking three small holes in the siding of my house. i just need to replace three strips of siding so bees and other bugs don’t nest inside the siding causing a larger problem.Beau Bugler

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does home owners insurance cover water damage?

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

djfinger2002 asked: My toilet water valve broke and leaked throughout the floor.
I had a friend come over and check out the damage and he said that the floor needs to be replaced becuase it is about to fall through. The water soaked through the floor and damaged the downstairs apartments ceilings. Their ceiling [...]

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Does anyone know if soot damage is covered by home owners insurance?

Monday, January 11th, 2010

llhanson14 asked: I have soot damage all over my home. I don’t know if I should turn it in to my home owners.
My soot damage is from burning to many candles in my home.This soot problem has occur over the past 4 months. Please let me know if anyone out there has had this problem.Emmett [...]

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