I was driving home when I got a call from my brother. His son by chance called by an Annerley property to see if it needed mowing, and noticed smashed windows. I went straight there, and we have nine windows (four doubles and a single) with hail damage, arctic glass, some coloured.
When was the tenant going to let us know???
I've taken photos, called our preferred glazier. Hubby will go over tomorrow and tape up the windows while we wait for glazier to get there.
Our excess is $1000 so we will likely just pay for this ourselves. Even if we had left the excess at $500 we probably would not bother claiming, depending on cost. We could probably buy the glass, cut it ourselves and DIY.
Each window has several small panes, so I've no idea really what it will cost. We will decide once we know whether we will bother claiming.
I'm more annoyed that it was by chance we learned of the damage.
I've been advised to check the iron roof. If there is bad hail damage then it could mean the roof dents will rust where it is creased, so we may claim after all, if we need roofing replaced.