[Mike Halliday]

I have 2 leather suites, both pigmented leather, they are 1ft under water but when I lift them out of the water they have no water damage, am I right in believing that on the back side of the leather they will be damaged.

the loss adjuster is coming down on \thursday, I don't want him thinking they are'nt damaged.

same goes for my leather bed.

also the toilet over flowed so I'm assuming the water will be contaminated so the leather will be soaked in dirty water can this be rescued?
Mike

[clive]

What A nightmare Mike. Must be horrible up there at the moment! Hope you are o.k.

Clive

[mark_roberts]

John at restormate is the man for this.

From my limited experience of this type of work once sewage hits it is a write off also the spoonge within the frame of the suite will have got wet and will probably smell once drying starts.

I wonder Mike if the insurance will let you clean and dry your own house and you charge them or will they send a franchise.  Looks like it could take months for all this to be cleaned up.

All the best

Mark

PS. investment tip for the day put your dehus on ebay and watch them appreciate in value.

PPS. is Sheffield Shaun still with us.  His town seems to have got the worst of it.

[gwrightson]

Dont really think the insurance companys can insist the franchises come out,
after all its in thier interests to try and resolve a problem quickly surly!! thus saving them money in the long run.
I did a job this morning , left driers de-humids and then custy informed insurance comp.

Tesco insurance . no problems, they insisted they got done whatever they could prevent further expense,

geoff

[John Kelly]

John at restormate is the man for this.

John  is "in the thick of it" - called down to one of the affected areas earlier this afternoon.  However, I have just spoken to him and he says that as soon as any 'outside water' enters a property and comes into contact with soft furnishings, they are classed as being contaminated and, as such, beyond restoration.

Regards
Lynn

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Up perescope

calling mount ararat have those bird brought any branches back yet?

Plenty of calls from people wanting to cancel carpet cleaning because they have no power in the home, not to worry I don't need it - the benefits of being truckmounted.

I think the insurance companies are using the national franchises/companies but I've done 3 'suck outs' but as I explain to them you need to contact your insurance for prooper drying as this will only take the moisture that you can see away.

Shaun

[LTT Leathercare]

Hi Mike

Sorry to hear of your disaster.

Generally if clean water has not left any damage to the leather finish then it will dry perfectly well. If there has been sewage involved then you have a different problem which may well leave contamination in the leather which will be difficult / impossible to clean out.
A bigger problem with water and upholstered furniture  is damage to the frame. This can be anything from joint failure, warping, splitting, board disintegration and may not be apparent for some weeks or months as daily use starts to put a strain on the construction.
Stuffings can be a problem as it is very difficult to dry them completely when they are enclosed by the covers and may develop mould.

[murky]

Mike,

Technically what you have on it or more to the point in it, is 'black water' that means it has to be disposed of, because of all the contaminants in the water, because you cant guarantee to clean it all out. You might think its clean but if you go down with a bug in the future you will be on to the Ins Co straight away to sue them.

Anybody who has been on a flood course (BDMA) will tell you that.

Sorry to hear of your loss. Any body who has seen that kind of damage will have our upmost sympathy. Its a right mess.

Murky

[Mike Halliday]

just to give you an update, the loss adjuster came today. he has condemned everything the water touched. Rainbow also turned up at the same time, so they have arranged for 2 skips next week.

as i live in a bungalow, every piece of furniture i own will be skipped. 

could be 2 months before it is livable, the insurance compay is paying to put the dogs in kennels and us to stay in a hotel.


Mike

[AquaMagic]

Sorry to hear Mike, hope you get sorted soon, itl give you a chance to work on the Hotel owner though 

All the best

Dene

[Mike Halliday]

no need to be sorry for me, I'm getting a full make-over , I'm on holiday next week so by the time I get Back it should be stripped out.

the wife was a bit peed off until I counted the 27 pairs of her shoes in the bottom of the cupbaord  that got wet .

Mike

[Mike Osbourne]

Mike

where did you stockpile your leaflets? Could be a interesting distibution method.