Stuart Ablett
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A very good buddy of mine here in Tokyo got a bad new phone call from Canada. His 80 year old parents were away visiting his sister over Christmas and the New Year, when they returned home their house was badly damaged. He only has sketchy information so I'll pass along what he got.
Water broke through a basement wall, pretty much filling the basement, part of the 1st floor of the house collapsed into the basement, then the temp dropped to -10 and everything is now frozen.
The house was built in the 70's it is this kind of house.....
They have insurance and my buddy expects that they will get a good settlement and will be able to repair the house, but as they are in their 80's we would like this to be as stress free as possible.
I suggested that the first thing to do is to find out what exactly happened, and that maybe they should look into getting a good contractor that is familiar at dealing with a rebuild and especially with dealing with an insurance company.
What if any advice would you guys suggest?
I know we have a pretty deep pool of skills, experiences and networks here so I'm asking for some ideas
They live in an area called Nepean which is South West of Ottawa I guess.
As we get more information I'll pass it along, but if anyone knows a good contractor in the area, we would love an introduction.
Like I said, this is a good buddy of mine, one of the few people in Tokyo that I'd trust my kids with, so I want to help, and I'm asking for your help if you can.
Cheers!
Water broke through a basement wall, pretty much filling the basement, part of the 1st floor of the house collapsed into the basement, then the temp dropped to -10 and everything is now frozen.
The house was built in the 70's it is this kind of house.....
They have insurance and my buddy expects that they will get a good settlement and will be able to repair the house, but as they are in their 80's we would like this to be as stress free as possible.
I suggested that the first thing to do is to find out what exactly happened, and that maybe they should look into getting a good contractor that is familiar at dealing with a rebuild and especially with dealing with an insurance company.
What if any advice would you guys suggest?
I know we have a pretty deep pool of skills, experiences and networks here so I'm asking for some ideas
They live in an area called Nepean which is South West of Ottawa I guess.
As we get more information I'll pass it along, but if anyone knows a good contractor in the area, we would love an introduction.
Like I said, this is a good buddy of mine, one of the few people in Tokyo that I'd trust my kids with, so I want to help, and I'm asking for your help if you can.
Cheers!