Originally Posted by
Phredd3
Yeah, OK, this prompts a rant: Durham actually also had that data for our house. They even admitted they should have sent it to us to alert us of the problem. They didn't. But we know they had the data because we asked for it in our fight to try to get insurance to cover the damage. But the data made the insurance problem worse because, there is a special clause in the insurance policy sold that excepts from coverage any water damage from a problem that was present for "weeks, months, or years" (that's an exact quote). The data clearly showed that this was a slow leak that had been going on for some time without our knowledge, so there was effectively no way to fight the insurance denial. I'd change insurance providers, but after checking, they all have exactly the same clause, because, thanks to our wonderful legislature, it is approved language in North Carolina. Why wouldn't they put that in?
OK, I'm done ranting now. But for anyone in NC, be sure you do routine checks for water damage throughout your house every so often, and rigorously repair anything that could even possibly cause a leak.