Posted by Tom on July 01, 2001 at 24:49:50:
Get a release from you claims adjuster to start cleanup. Board up the windows and doors, post No Trespassing signs, and start shoveling out ashes and protect unburned portions which don’t already have water damage. As soon as the claims adjuster releases the building for rebuilding, have at it. Call your electrician immediately and have him install a temporary service pole. Tear out every last piece of wood which is seared or charred. Come up with a plan of action for rebuilding. Invite your building inspector out to review the plan with you. If you’ve got a house full of overstuffed furniture and clothes which are full of water, find a place to stack them so that they can drain. You’ve probably got to haul all this stuff to the dump and pay by the ton to dump it. Really gall my rear to have to pay 12.50 a ton for water.