Friday, May 1, 2015

Checking On Storm Damage In Michigan

By Aaron Peters


Storms are a common occurrence in Michigan. They leave such damage in their wake that requires prompt repair and restoration to enable you continue with your life. Basic systems such as gas, water, power supplies and sewerage bear the blunt of the catastrophe. You may also find roofs have been blown off, debris or trees have fallen on the roof, gutters have been wrecked and the floor flooded with water or sewerage. In cases of storm damage in Michigan, Michigan restoration contractors need to be engaged as soon as possible to put back critical systems to enable you manage as full restoration takes place.

Michigan authorities allow contractors from outside the state to handle such restorations especially in cases of a catastrophe. This presents a challenge as you may end up getting unqualified contractors work on your property. Here are few areas that you should check to be sure that the contractor is competent enough.

One should request a verifiable track record from the contractor and a few of the clients that he has handled in the past. It is advisable for one to pick a firm with local offices. However, one may pick one from outside the state as long as it has local partners who would enforce the warranty after it has completed the restoration work.

The contractor should have all the equipment and workers on site insured. This indemnifies you from likely compensation should there be injury all damage to equipment. In addition, the contractor should be knowledgeable in dealing with insurance firms to assist in your claims for compensation.

The property owner should set up a meeting with the contractors and lay out all the necessary issues. It is also necessary for one to allow the contractors to his or her home for a survey so that they can access the damage versus their capabilities. In that way incapable ones would leave voluntarily.

Ask them how you will go about getting your insurance claims. A reputable company knows how to advocate for you to get a fair compensation from the insurance companies and cover your restoration cost. This is very critical as you may be denied compensation owing to a simple technicality.

It is important to know if the contractor will be having his workers on site or will subcontract the project to some other firm. Contractors subcontract work with they have much at hard or when the work is far away making it cheaper to subcontract firms near the site. However, the contractor must have a site manager on site who will do the supervision and respond to property owners questions.

Ask if there are permits that would be required for the restoration to take place. You may be fined and inspection denied if you do not have a permit in place. In addition, hire a contractor that you feel free with and comfortable working with. This is because you will allow the contractor access to your private property.




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