Pickens County, AL
What floods houses here, and who pays.
Nothing outside stands out here. What floods these houses comes out of the plumbing.
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Pickens County, by the numbers
5.5%of homes here sit in the mapped flood zone, and most of those carry no flood cover
14.6%of the homes inside that zone hold a separate flood policy. It starts 30 days after purchase
71°FJuly dew point. Opening a window here adds water to the house instead of removing it
8days a year at or below 20°F. Rare, and the heat-on condition applies anyway
The line people find out about too late
A homeowners policy answers for water that escapes suddenly inside the house: a pipe, a hose, a water heater, an overflow. It does not answer for water that rises from outside. That is flood, it is bought separately, and cover starts 30 days after purchase.
It also does not answer for a leak that has been weeping behind a wall for a year, and the mold that came with it is excluded on the same reasoning.
(888) 217-5329 Talk to a contractor
Goes to an independent contractor. Nothing is booked until you say so. Calls may be recorded.