Water is running. Do these four things.

00 Shut the water off The main valve, usually where the supply enters the house. If it is an appliance, the tap behind it.
01 Kill power to the wet rooms At the breaker, not at the socket. Do not walk into standing water to reach it.
02 Photograph before you move anything Your policy asks you to stop the damage growing. It also asks you to prove what was there.
03 Start the drying clock EPA puts mold growth at 24 to 48 hours after materials get wet. That window is the whole reason to hurry.

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Awendaw, by the numbers

Around here it is hurricanes, and a homeowners policy does not answer for that water.

30.4%of homes here sit in the mapped flood zone, and most of those did buy flood cover

78.3%of the homes inside that zone hold a separate flood policy. It starts 30 days after purchase

74°FJuly dew point. Opening a window here adds water to the house instead of removing it

2days a year at or below 20°F. Frozen pipes are not the local story; appliances are

Newer supply lines rarely fail on their own. Appliance hoses and water heaters do.

Two different jobs

Water first: a plumber replaces whatever failed, and a restoration crew dries the building. Your policy usually pays the second and not the first, which is why the two invoices arrive separately. Water damage in Awendaw →

Mold later: EPA puts the do-it-yourself line at about 10 sq ft, and in some states the company that tests may not be the company that removes. Mold removal in Awendaw →

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