Dave, You could always do a video on how to repair / revive flooded equipment.
Not just repair/revive, but to show what to check before using again. Even items that get left for some time before being examined might present additional issues.
Dave - this event might have just given you some new material!!
The rental manager said someone would be in on Friday but they never turned up, so my unit has been left to rot for the weekend at the very least.
The place is already starting to stink even though I have 5 fans running plus the aircon. By next week the office is likely going to be unusable.
It's not my financial responsibility, it's the owner. I can't go lifting up carpet and hiring big industrial blowers etc to fix this.
I now need to plan for moving the entire lab out (and then back in when it's all fixed), that's weeks of down time.
Woah, that's a drag. Hope it all gets rectified soon, Dave. Glad to hear all of your equipment is OK.
At least it is nice "clean" rain-water. My basement lab was flooded with backed-up sewer water from the pipe in the street. The shower in the daylight basement was the lowest point along my road, and when the sewer main got clogged, it started seeping into my basement. I had already removed the original carpet when it flooded from heavy rains several years ago.
Hopefully they also figure out the cause, because if they don't fix it, it's only going to happen again the next time it rains or hails hard or at least the specific way (angle of wind maybe?) that triggered it to happen. This is where (building) insurance companies get you too... they will cover damage, but not fixing the cause. So in this case it's up to land lord to fix the cause but their insurance probably won't cover that.
Found this out when I had a roof leak. They would cover the damage (was very minimal as I caught it fast) but not fixing it so it does not happen again. You pay all that money to insurance companies and they always have ifs and buts about what they cover.
Hopefully they also figure out the cause, because if they don't fix it, it's only going to happen again the next time it rains or hails hard or at least the specific way (angle of wind maybe?) that triggered it to happen. This is where (building) insurance companies get you too... they will cover damage, but not fixing the cause. So in this case it's up to land lord to fix the cause but their insurance probably won't cover that.
Found this out when I had a roof leak. They would cover the damage (was very minimal as I caught it fast) but not fixing it so it does not happen again. You pay all that money to insurance companies and they always have ifs and buts about what they cover.
So they're not willing to pay for something that would reduce the chances of them getting another claim? Very unlike health insurance covering checkups and car insurance covering defensive driving...
Hopefully they also figure out the cause, because if they don't fix it, it's only going to happen again the next time it rains or hails hard or at least the specific way (angle of wind maybe?) that triggered it to happen. This is where (building) insurance companies get you too... they will cover damage, but not fixing the cause. So in this case it's up to land lord to fix the cause but their insurance probably won't cover that.
Found this out when I had a roof leak. They would cover the damage (was very minimal as I caught it fast) but not fixing it so it does not happen again. You pay all that money to insurance companies and they always have ifs and buts about what they cover.
So they're not willing to pay for something that would reduce the chances of them getting another claim? Very unlike health insurance covering checkups and car insurance covering defensive driving...
they are in the insurance business not building maintenance, so they will just increase the premium to match the
increased risk if you don't fix the cause
So they're not willing to pay for something that would reduce the chances of them getting another claim? Very unlike health insurance covering checkups and car insurance covering defensive driving...
It would just end up with insurance companies doing maintenance. Realistically they'll simply deny your claim when there's a negligible lack of maintenance leading to damage.
Hopefully they also figure out the cause, because if they don't fix it, it's only going to happen again the next time it rains or hails hard or at least the specific way (angle of wind maybe?) that triggered it to happen. This is where (building) insurance companies get you too... they will cover damage, but not fixing the cause. So in this case it's up to land lord to fix the cause but their insurance probably won't cover that.
Found this out when I had a roof leak. They would cover the damage (was very minimal as I caught it fast) but not fixing it so it does not happen again. You pay all that money to insurance companies and they always have ifs and buts about what they cover.
So they're not willing to pay for something that would reduce the chances of them getting another claim? Very unlike health insurance covering checkups and car insurance covering defensive driving...
Yeah that's what I find weird too. You'd think they would want to cover it... But I guess it's cheaper for them to let you put in a couple claims, and then they can just drop you. My parents had a bunch of separate unfortunate events happen in a row and had to do several claims in a row, and the next claim they do, they are getting dropped as a customer. You get around 3-4 claims max. This is not really something they tell you and it might differ between companies.
Just had a guy come come through and quote for carpet. Turns out the owner didn't have contents insurance!
He owns a lot of property too. Maybe he's of the school that it's cheaper to fix stuff when needed rather than pay insurance.
So looks like the carpet will get replaced, that means the lab gets ripped up. They can do it over two days to give a chance to move stuff from one side to the other. Carpet tiles are going in.
So that's a few days down time, and crap load of time to resetup the benches and shelves.
That's great they'll do it in phases. At least you won't have to move everything completely out of the space.
That's great they'll do it in phases. At least you won't have to move everything completely out of the space.
Yeah, that would literally take several days, each way.
I think they would have done this sort of thing before...
Just had a guy come come through and quote for carpet. Turns out the owner didn't have contents insurance!
He owns a lot of property too. Maybe he's of the school that it's cheaper to fix stuff when needed rather than pay insurance.
So looks like the carpet will get replaced, that means the lab gets ripped up. They can do it over two days to give a chance to move stuff from one side to the other. Carpet tiles are going in.
So that's a few days down time, and crap load of time to resetup the benches and shelves.
Any word on fixing the initial problem?
Getting dehumidifiers in there, fast, is important... it's amazing how fast steel (inside equipment) begins to rust when the humidity is high.
Can he just turn on the aircon?
It does dehumidify as side effect, I believe a dehumidifiers also preheats the air for better dewpoint.
Any word on fixing the initial problem?
Don't know, that's a building strata issue.
Just had a guy come come through and quote for carpet. Turns out the owner didn't have contents insurance!
He owns a lot of property too. Maybe he's of the school that it's cheaper to fix stuff when needed rather than pay insurance.
Yep, I worked for a large intl. company which did not have e.g. fully comprehensive insurance for the company cars because the bean counters found out it would be cheaper just to pay all occurring damages instead of paying the insurance fees. Thus, if you own many properties this probably will be the same, as at the end the insurance companies are making tons of money. At the end it is a bet and as long you keeping the insurances against claims/damages which can ruin you, you probably will win.
This is a choice you can make. In the insurance industry, this is called being "self insured". You are taking on the role of insurer and if you have the critical mass to do this, it can prove worthwhile.
Just had a guy come come through and quote for carpet. Turns out the owner didn't have contents insurance!
He owns a lot of property too. Maybe he's of the school that it's cheaper to fix stuff when needed rather than pay insurance.
If you own a lot of property then it
is.
Just had a guy come come through and quote for carpet. Turns out the owner didn't have contents insurance!
He owns a lot of property too. Maybe he's of the school that it's cheaper to fix stuff when needed rather than pay insurance.
If you own a lot of property then it is.
Given that this sort of contents cover usually comes with landlords insurance, it's likely he doesn't have that either, so that likely means no liability cover either. A very bad idea.
Oops, I tripped on the carpet, I'll take that other property as compensation thanks
Landlords insurance for my old lab costs $300, that includes contents, rent loss among other things, and $30M liability.
Probably not much more for this unit even though twice the size. Now it will cost him maybe $6k+
$300 per month or $300 per year?
This is what cover I get for $306 a year. $195 actually, but there are extra government levies like fire levy etc that bring it up to $306
You'd be insane not to have this, the cost is a pittance.
There is an 8th one on another page that covers government audit costs
Stuff happenes, you make a claim and then the premium doubles?
Stuff happenes, you make a claim and then the premium doubles?
Yep. It make people think twice about claiming.
Sure, you
could claim for that carpet, but ... your premium will be $300 higher for the next few years so do the math first.
Insurance companies are parasites when it comes to small claims. If you own several properties then you're better off insuring against complete disaster (which is usually cheap) and then paying for the small stuff yourself.