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Hilton

  • Posts: 5572
Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« on: February 12, 2014, 02:57:36 pm »
All this flooding going on all over the country and yet hardly any flood restoration companies to be seen..

Talking to a loss assessor guy I know he tells me that the adjusters are having trouble getting anyone in to deal with building drying and clear out, let alone anything else.

Years ago in this situation the roads would have been full of Sevicemaster, Chem Dry, Rainbows Balfors etc but he says not a one in sight where he is....

Quite how these households are dealing with this god only knows, I even saw on the news the other day an Insurance guy advising a couple on drying out their rugs which has been flooded by water run in off a farm.. ::)roll

This is going to cost the Insurance industry 3- 4 times more than necessary...

Andrew Briscoe

  • Posts: 1311
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2014, 03:06:59 pm »
Problem is the roads are still full of deep water  :(

jasonl

  • Posts: 3183
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2014, 03:25:55 pm »
Yes we are all geared up , got a batch of 30 properties in berkshire to visit next week.
I clean carpets
I dry Buildings

Steve Chapman

  • Posts: 1743
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2014, 04:07:41 pm »
We've been on to it in & around Dorset for several weeks now, have seen servicemaster out at a few places but no one else.

John Kelly

  • Posts: 4461
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2014, 05:07:13 pm »
Yep they are all very busy. One of my customers in Surrey has been out everyday since Christmas eve.
There is no point in attending properties which are still flooded or where flood warnings are still in place. Once this water subsides which could take months then you will see them swing into action. I had people in yesterday checking I had enough product in stock for when they get the call.

Len Gribble

  • Posts: 5106
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2014, 06:19:50 pm »
Noticed Chem-Dry Essex just round the corner from me yesterday Sidcup!
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. (Sidcup Kent)

Hilton

  • Posts: 5572
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2014, 12:56:40 pm »
Nothing like the numbers there used to be,

I believe many of these house holders will be left to there own devices not knowing how to deal with it they will only make a bad situation worse.

John Kelly

  • Posts: 4461
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2014, 02:31:15 pm »
Think you are right or be put in the hands of untrained builders.

Kinver_Clean

  • Posts: 1120
Re: Where are all the flood restoration companies??
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2014, 10:15:13 am »
The insurance companies put all their eggs in a couple of baskets. The smaller ones packed it in. Their own fault.
God must love stupid people---He made so many.