Stop it, then dry it. In that order.

00Close the valveThe main one, or the tap behind whatever failed.
01Breaker off in wet roomsAt the panel. Not by reaching across water for a switch.
02Photograph, then moveEverything, with the date visible, before a single item shifts.
03CallOpening windows here adds water rather than removing it, so drying is equipment.

Goes to an independent contractor. Nothing is booked until you say so. Calls may be recorded.

Two trades, one of them on your policy

A plumber replaces what failed. A restoration crew dries the wall, the floor and what is behind them. Standard wording pays for the damage the water did, not for the part that broke, which is why the invoices arrive separately and are answered differently.

Homes of this vintage may carry polybutylene supply, which splits along the pipe rather than at a joint.

The back of a washing machine pulled out from the wall, two supply hoses and two shut-off taps visible — The part that failed is usually yours to replace. What it damaged is usually the claim.

Hilton Head Island, by the numbers

14.7%of homes here sit in the mapped flood zone, and most of those did buy flood cover

102%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

1days a year at or below 20°F. Frozen pipes are not the local story; appliances are

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