Spoiler alert - scroll to the end of this email for the chance to win a free gutter cleaning from one of Umpire’s local partners! A few weeks ago, a homeowner called us about a damp crawl space. They thought it was surface moisture from recent storms and wanted help addressing it so mold wouldn’t grow. But when our team arrived, we found that the moisture had actually been brewing for a while - certainly before the storms blew through town. The insulation had been moved around, leaving a few...

Quick question: do you know what your homeowner insurance policy covers? Most homeowners think they do. Until they file a claim. Here’s the thing: there are some common gaps in homeowner policies that most folks don’t learn about until after home damage emergencies strike. To help you know what to look for, I reached out to a few trusted insurance professionals I work with regularly. Here are three questions they recommend asking. 🤔 Does my policy cover water damage from a slow leak? 👉 Why...

A few weeks ago, we got a call from a homeowner in Winchester. There was water leaking into the downstairs bedroom from the kitchen on the floor above. It turned out that the dishwasher was the culprit - and they hadn’t noticed it until it was too late. When our team got to work, we found that the water had seeped under the kitchen floor. It had crept behind the cabinets. And mold had started to grow. That’s a lot of damage - $30-$50K worth in rebuilding costs - from something that started as...