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If you've ever experienced a sewer backup in your home, you know what a mess it can create. When there is excessive snow melting or higher than average rainfall in a certain area, this can make the drainage system overloaded, and it can cause a sewer backup. The extra water in the pipes starts to back up, and it flows the opposite direction into your home and onto your floor. Sewage coming into your home can cause extensive damage, not to mention a serious health risks. Immediate cleanup is required, and can be very expensive. The best way to protect yourself from the financial implications of a sewer backup in your home is to get extra insurance in case of this problem, and to take some actions to prevent it.
If you're lucky, your empty tub and sink can fill with the backup sewer water without overflowing onto your floor, but your toilet is already filled with water and the extra backup water pushing up into the toilet bowl creates immediate problems. Your home can be damaged by a backup, and the waste water carries bacteria that can be dangerous to your health.
Sewer backup is usually excluded from the list of insurable damages in traditional insurance company policies. Most times, the homeowner can pay extra and have a rider attached to include it. There are those who live in areas that have so many incidents of sewer backup due to flooding that insurance will only cover a very limited amount of damages. The cost of repairing damages or the replacement of possessions will not always be completely covered by the policy's limit. The damage can be so extensive that carpets need to be replaced, and you may need to install new drywall. If the basement is significantly affected, the potentially valuable property down there could be expensive to replace.
If a sewer backs up, causing waste water to enter your home, sewer backup insurance is designed to cover the cleanup. When the policy you hold deals with losses using a replacement cost calculation, damaged property will be covered as well. Other policies provide coverage on an actual cash value basis. Damaged items will be replaced not on the full cost, but on their depreciated value.
Most cities accept no responsibility for sewer backups. Unless sewer backup is mentioned specifically in your home insurance policy, a rider must be purchased to be covered in case of damages from this cause. The chance of a sewer backup in your area will be calculated, and after this, the price will be determined accordingly. Insurance riders typically limit the damage covered and also have separate deductions for damages. The limits vary with the type of policy coverage and the insurer.
The responsibility of maintaining and repairing the sewer line from the house all the way into the street is the responsibility of the homeowner, even though the majority do not even have knowledge of that fact. The main sewer line is owned and maintained by the property owner, including any part of the line that extends into the street or public right of way.
As the years pass, cracks can form on the lines, they can have obstructions, or they can simply deteriorate and collapse. It can be difficult to know if the line is damaged. If there is a major rainstorm or melt, the issue with the pipes will become obvious quickly.
Keep in mind, the majority of business and home insurance do not automatically include sewer backup, and a rider is necessary to have this protection. Do what is necessary to ensure that you are covered.
If you're lucky, your empty tub and sink can fill with the backup sewer water without overflowing onto your floor, but your toilet is already filled with water and the extra backup water pushing up into the toilet bowl creates immediate problems. Your home can be damaged by a backup, and the waste water carries bacteria that can be dangerous to your health.
Sewer backup is usually excluded from the list of insurable damages in traditional insurance company policies. Most times, the homeowner can pay extra and have a rider attached to include it. There are those who live in areas that have so many incidents of sewer backup due to flooding that insurance will only cover a very limited amount of damages. The cost of repairing damages or the replacement of possessions will not always be completely covered by the policy's limit. The damage can be so extensive that carpets need to be replaced, and you may need to install new drywall. If the basement is significantly affected, the potentially valuable property down there could be expensive to replace.
If a sewer backs up, causing waste water to enter your home, sewer backup insurance is designed to cover the cleanup. When the policy you hold deals with losses using a replacement cost calculation, damaged property will be covered as well. Other policies provide coverage on an actual cash value basis. Damaged items will be replaced not on the full cost, but on their depreciated value.
Most cities accept no responsibility for sewer backups. Unless sewer backup is mentioned specifically in your home insurance policy, a rider must be purchased to be covered in case of damages from this cause. The chance of a sewer backup in your area will be calculated, and after this, the price will be determined accordingly. Insurance riders typically limit the damage covered and also have separate deductions for damages. The limits vary with the type of policy coverage and the insurer.
The responsibility of maintaining and repairing the sewer line from the house all the way into the street is the responsibility of the homeowner, even though the majority do not even have knowledge of that fact. The main sewer line is owned and maintained by the property owner, including any part of the line that extends into the street or public right of way.
As the years pass, cracks can form on the lines, they can have obstructions, or they can simply deteriorate and collapse. It can be difficult to know if the line is damaged. If there is a major rainstorm or melt, the issue with the pipes will become obvious quickly.
Keep in mind, the majority of business and home insurance do not automatically include sewer backup, and a rider is necessary to have this protection. Do what is necessary to ensure that you are covered.
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