The Philadelphia Water Damage Blog
Practical guides written for this city's housing — rowhomes, combined sewers, and two rivers.
The First 24 Hours After Your Philadelphia Basement Floods
What you do in the first day after a basement flood decides how much you save and how much your insurer pays. Here is the sequence, in order.
Read →What Pennsylvania Homeowner Insurance Actually Covers for Water Damage
Pennsylvania policies cover sudden water damage and exclude flooding — but the details decide thousands of dollars. Here is the plain-English version.
Read →Why Philadelphia Rowhomes Flood Differently Than Suburban Houses
Party walls, combined sewers, flat roofs, and low cellars: four construction realities that make rowhome water damage a specialty of its own.
Read →Living Near the Schuylkill or Delaware: A Philadelphia Flood Preparation Guide
Hurricane remnants now hit Philadelphia regularly. If you live near the rivers, here is the preparation checklist that actually matters.
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