Hi all ...
I'm looking for advice/tips/anything you think could help with my little situation ...
I own an investment property at Southport on the Gold Coast - a townhouse in a complex of ten ... and a week or two ago the adjoining townhouse exploded.
Yes, I'm serious. A 9kg gas cylinder in the upstairs bedroom leaked throughout the townhouse then something set it off and BOOM!!
It blew off roof tiles, blew out the garage door etc ... here's a charming little news article about it, pictures included. As you look at the first picture, my townhouse is the one (barely visible) on the left:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-on-gold-coast/story-e6freoof-1226585160794
My townhouse, being connected, has also been damaged - blown out windows, all architraves knocked loose, walls now moving, tiles blown off the bathroom wall, and where that didn't happen, the grout was blown out. I could go on, but I won't ...
I'm going down on Saturday to look around, document, list issues ... now, obviously, this sort of thing doesn't happen everyday, and I've certainly never had an insurance claim of this magnitude on my hands ... I would really appreciate any tips anyone might have on what to look out for, what to include in my claim - you name it. If you're not sure it's relevant, or think it's obvious - include it anyway.
I'm still a tad shellshocked and I don't know what I don't know, so I thought I'd appeal to the best property information source I know ...
Thanks all - your help will be greatly appreciated!!
I'm looking for advice/tips/anything you think could help with my little situation ...
I own an investment property at Southport on the Gold Coast - a townhouse in a complex of ten ... and a week or two ago the adjoining townhouse exploded.
Yes, I'm serious. A 9kg gas cylinder in the upstairs bedroom leaked throughout the townhouse then something set it off and BOOM!!
It blew off roof tiles, blew out the garage door etc ... here's a charming little news article about it, pictures included. As you look at the first picture, my townhouse is the one (barely visible) on the left:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-on-gold-coast/story-e6freoof-1226585160794
My townhouse, being connected, has also been damaged - blown out windows, all architraves knocked loose, walls now moving, tiles blown off the bathroom wall, and where that didn't happen, the grout was blown out. I could go on, but I won't ...
I'm going down on Saturday to look around, document, list issues ... now, obviously, this sort of thing doesn't happen everyday, and I've certainly never had an insurance claim of this magnitude on my hands ... I would really appreciate any tips anyone might have on what to look out for, what to include in my claim - you name it. If you're not sure it's relevant, or think it's obvious - include it anyway.
I'm still a tad shellshocked and I don't know what I don't know, so I thought I'd appeal to the best property information source I know ...
Thanks all - your help will be greatly appreciated!!