Homeowners in Altadena worry about their surviving homes, insurance concerns after harmful ash remai
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Homeowners in Altadena are worried that their insurance coverage will not be enough to ensure their homes are safe to live in after the devastating Eaton Fire. Residents said their insurance only covers debris removal but not cleaning expenses.
If my home survived a fire and needs to be cleaned. I'm cleaning it.
I'll buy a respirator and get the things out. If my family and friends want to help thats great. If not, I'm still doing it.
New mattresses, Get clothing washed. Fans, open everry window. Have a carpet cleaning company come in and clean the carpets. Wet vac the sofa's.
Replace the roof insulation if needed.
Respirator. Shop vac's.
Damn, crying and complaining is not how things are done.
GET TO WORK !!.
We were out of our house for 2 months after the Thomas fire. Fighting AAA insurance was a PITA (they covered 50k of 80k damage). Do NOT attempt to clean this on your own. All surviving homes needed a deep clean and attic insulation replacement.
@@lorrainespear1210 we can learn and become more independent
Did you end up paying out of pocket and remediating on your own?
@keemburrleh Yes we ended up fixing the last 30k over time. Weird things like insurance was only going to pay to paint the worst 2 sides of the house even though all of it was bubbling/falling off. The front door was damaged but we couldn't prove the stain failure was heat related (it was). Everything was a fight, 500 dollars to replace insulation in a 2,400 sq ft house 🤡. Right after the fire they offered 1,500 if we'd sign off. We had windows that the frame shrunk and the glass shattered, 1,500 barely covers cost of a window. We lucked out and SCE removed 2 giant burned eucalyptus which would have been 5k...though SCE equip started the fire
@ thank you for sharing your experience, it could be invaluable to some
I'm cleaning up my own home. That's just me.
I'm buying a respirator and fans and doing one area at a time. Shop Vac will be working overtime.
Sell it and move on
Take whatever money you get and go live somewhere else start your life fresh away from where fires are going to burn❤
I would get cleaning equipment and START TO CLEAN
I thought Americans were so independent, why aren't they being proactive and plowing ahead?
💯 Exactly
Probably waiting for insurance money.
@@lemondropkid6175 These aren't Americans, they're Californians...
@@lemondropkid6175Americans are mostly lazy
Good luck getting insurance coverage after rebuilding.
Thank you for your comment. I wish the news with cover the important point that you brought up. There will be so many people that built up their homes but homeowners insurance will go up and will be extremely difficult to get another policy.
Here in the Carolinas, we are only now seeing the insurance and state adjusters, 6 years later, finally agree to fund repairs for prior events. The Ashville NC issue is stuck in the House with huge underfunding and insurance companies arguing if your house missing from the property qualifies as damaged. Katrina, Fort Mayers, Puerto Rico, etc... Should be a clue to how long it takes! Don't hire a cleaner or clean yourself, WAIT! The community will take months if not years to re-string poles, re-pressurize the water, gas lines and finally inspect sewage. They need to cap-off any leaking to prevent hazards. You will have vehicles coming and going for years lifting the dust back up from the construction cleanup and disposal while re-dusting your home inside and out. It may suck, but pay your mortgage and wait about 18 months to 2 years? I would empty the house and Ring camera the place to prevent squatters. You need the environment to be safe before returning, unless you want to sleep with a breathing mask. Your cost will be crazy for remediation of your home, once the supply issue is realized, also, the vultures who want to low ball you for the property my stop hounding you by then.
Insurance will not do it all. 1 room at a time, an air filter and faith.
Unfortunately for the folks who lost everything their nightmare is just beginning. Dealing with bumbling insurance, Feds, State, County beauocratic red tape will drive anyone to drinking.
Tyvek suits and P100 masks. Then get a shop vac with HEPA Filters. Then get a service to clean and deoderize the home. It's not that hard.
Yes. It won't be 100% but don't just wallow in the filth.
@@pigjubby1these aren't the type of people to get their hands dirty besides the last guy maybe
Take all the clothes to a laundrymat and wash them twice.
It's a start at least.
Put vinegar or baking soda in the water. Good luck.
There were people who risked their lives to stay and keep their house from catching fire! Now they have a smelly, sooty and maybe deadly, but unburned home in the middle of all the mess? Sadly ironic!
Get a reputable, professional house cleaning company. They'll seal the windows and clean everything. They'll also need to paint all the interior and clean out the whole attic of insulation and dust/debris.
Go get a vacuum and clean it......
It happened to my daughter husband and then 1 1/2 year old in the Lahaina fire.
They had to throw everything out.
WEAR MASKS
Do you even have a clue what KIND of mask to wear?? All masks aren't the same.
I wonder how long rebuilding altadena will take? 10 , 15 years
A lifetime..
😂at least with deported workers & Tariffs on construction materials
There are already homes built in Maui and others are under construction. That fire was almost 18 months ago.
@ The world was ( Rebuilding- not Starting ) and with Trumps Tariffs ....and worker Deportation....it will take 15 years- Hope non of those rich fools...voted for that Man Baby
It will never be rebuilt to the previous historic, architectural, and botanical beauty it was. The building skill, quality materials, and affordability in many cases no longer exist. Many of those homes and their corresponding visual neighborhood cohesion are irreplaceable.
So you're paying for a mortgage on a home you can't safely live in, and you have to pay rent to live elsewhere until your house is cleaned up. In California, it kind of makes more sense to just be a renter and get renter's insurance.
Homeowners with smoke damage: hire a public adjustor.
why would you start gofundme?
Now is a good time to be an insurance adjuster there making good money .
I swear you hear them whining.Meanwhile in North carolina their freezing
*they’re (they are)
maybe get someone to test the air and dust
One thing for x shure inshurence not the 🌬
This story didn't answer the question of is there additional insurance you can buy that covers this situation.
Talk to your insurance agent face to face!
Throw everything away . New floors and a few coats of paint . Put it up for sell and away you go. Not a loss but things won't be the same.
These houses need new insulation and new drywall. Their HVAC systems and ducting are completely contaminated as well.
@@genxx2724I agree, but even throwing out all possessions, stripping off all drywall, and getting new hvac and attic insulation is significantly cheaper than rebuilding.
@@sweepingdenver It's not drywall but lath and plaster. It doesn't need replacing just a good professional cleaning and primer and new paint.
health insurance will drop them next
Bros whining about his house smelling when others lost everything
If that home owner is so worried about getting cancer then why is she literally wearing a coat made with chemicals and sunglasses also made from chemicals. People are so dumb!
How many r house poor i wonder
In those areas.... probably most!
Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom must resign
People need to stop voting for them.
Newsome and Bass will probably be recalled, but what does it matter? The citizens will elect different Democrats who will pick up where the others left off! Those whose homes burnt to the ground MIGHT switch parties but voters in other areas, like the Bay Area, aren't going to change their minds!
For what? Neither of them started the fire. Dump needs to go then, for false advertising of lower prices day one.
@frankturner3796 They created the situation where the fire would get worse. If you don't understand that, then maybe you should go get an education.
@KK-pm7ud Seems like you're the one who needs to be educated. They didn't create dry brush around those areas for the fire to grow. So try explaining again, and nothing Dump has mentioned.
Dudes all the neighbors
My house and everything I own was burned to the ground. I'm worried about the maid using chemical cleaners in my FEMA hotel.
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People are funny. They're worried about the ash. One woman says the insurance is going to cover the neighborhood air quality! Meanwhile, they don't understand why insurance companies are pulling out of California. here was extensive flooding in low income neighborhoods in San Diego a couple of years ago. The water had all sorts of contaminants in it, including raw sewage. People were shoveling out their own homes and cleaning them up. If my home was full of ash and soot, all I'd need is for it to be wiped up very thoroughly with damp rags. California will keep setting absurd requirements and the cost of everything will grow out of control. More insurers will pull out of the state. Pretty soon your dog will have an accident on the carpet and you'll have to bring in a hazmat team. Just wipe down the surfaces with damp rags and get on with it.
Fire was 2 months ago, adjusters still have not come out😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Our elected officials have left us unprotected-business as usual.🤨
Why is there ash in people's homes? Didn't they seal their homes? That's just ridiculous. They should have closed all vents to the outside.
I’m working the recovery centers here in LA county, with a hundred mile an hour winds, the ash and embers still got inside homes that were sealed
I’m 4-5 miles away from the Eaton fire. Ash was everywhere outside and some inside, and the smell was quite bad. Clean, clean,clean.
Homes aren't hermetically sealed. This dust is very fine.
@ yep, and ash is electrically conductive (it’s mostly carbon) and shorts out the spaces in a motor commutator. It’ll overamp and trash a vacuum cleaner with a brushed motor.
Homes are not sealed, nor are they supposed to be. That would lead to humidity and molds.