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Beware of Hiring Emergency Damage Contractors
Fri 27 Nov 2009 - 16:32
Beware of Hiring Emergency Damage Contractors
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Greg_Vandenberge]Greg Vandenberge
It doesn't matter where you go today, emergency situations cost more money and I don't think things are going to change in the future. If you have water leaking all over your kitchen floor and it's ruining your carpeting, you've got an emergency.
Just because home emergencies cost more money, doesn't mean that you can't eliminate some of the problems with a little preparation. Everyone knows the phone number to call if there is a medical emergency or a buildings on fire, but would you use that phone number, if you had another alternative.
It costs more money to call 911, than it does for someone to drive themselves down to the local hospital. If there truly is a medical emergency, you should call 911. However, if one of your children gets bitten by a dog or has a fever and you feel safe driving them down to the hospital, why wouldn't you.
I'm talking about saving some money and being prepared, just in case there is an emergency, within your house. Forget about all of the medical stuff, that was just an example to get your mind ready to listen to the information that I'm about to share with you.
If you're not prepared for a home damage emergency, you're also not going to be prepared for the home repair bill that the contractor hands you. Be prepared to get taken advantage of by an emergency damage contractor. I'm not kidding around here, some of these people, charge large sums of money, simply to shut the water off to your home.
If you don't want this to happen to you, you're going to need to find a couple of contractors in your area that you can work with, just in case there is an emergency. You can do this, by getting a couple of phone numbers of contractors in your area and asking them what their hourly rates are and how they handle home damage emergencies.
You need to be prepared and this is a simple way to prepare your family for one type of home emergency. The question that I'm wondering about right now, after you've read this article is whether or not you're going to do it. [http://www.homedamage.gregvan.com/10_home_emergency_questions.htm]Home Emergency Questions You Need To Know About
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