by Scott on September 21, 2011
Apparently, a good many insurance companies count termite infestations—as well as ones from other pests—and the resulting damage to your property as matters of maintenance, which means the company shall not be paying for your termite control even when the termites are already visibly destroying your home. This does not mean everything related to termite damage is absolutely off the policy, of course. To take an example, consider the usual stipulation insurance companies give their clients, which is that they shall cover damage that results from unexpected (or abrupt, to be more precise) accidents. This means that if your termite problem damages a crucial part of your home’s structure, say your wooden flooring, and causes it to collapse all of a sudden (unexpectedly and abruptly), the resultant “accidental” damage—such as the broken leg you might receive as a result—shall be covered by your insurance carrier. Which does not mean they shall be paying for either the termite control you need or the direct damage of the termite infestation itself, of course, which would be the collapsed floor.
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So what can you do? If we are just talking about the insurance companies’ policies, not a lot, to be honest: insurance carriers have been gradually expanding their list of exclusions over the years, and many typical pest problems are now included there. Termites just happen to be part of the pack: there are many other types of pests, from rodents down to other insects, that are no longer provided for by insurance carriers. Homeowners shall need to inspect their own policies very carefully to be more prepared, because it can be far more unpleasant to have to discover that your insurance does not cover a termite infestation while you are facing down said infestation already. At the very least, knowing it in advance should help you put certain precautions in place of your own initiative, especially if you live in areas like Arizona, where termites are common.
One thing you might want to try is to get a free termite inspection followed by a barrier installation from a reputable termite control company. This can bring down your chances of being victimized by the pests, as it shall provide you with a shield against possible “invaders”. The best thing to do here is to obtain an inspection and termite treatment that comes with a warranty. These warranty-bearing procedures mean that the termite control company shall give you a warranty for their work that lasts about a year, then come back afterwards to repeat the whole process and ensure your safety for another year. You may also strike a deal or take out a protection contract for termite control and prevention with a termite treatment company. These can help protect you where your insurance does not, especially if you act as soon as possible.
by Scott on September 7, 2011
Comprehensive insurance is typically considered the most expensive kind of insurance there is, and is far more commonly found among car owners who have vehicles that are categorized as special or unusually valuable. In the US, comprehensive insurance is usually associated with high deductibles and even higher premiums, which makes most car owners wary of it. For those who genuinely care about their vehicles, however, and want to be better prepared for all sorts of contingencies requiring the car to undergo procedures from (at the very least) auto glass repair to (close to the very worst) heavy part replacement, comprehensive insurance is probably the wiser choice when taking out coverage on a vehicle. Considering it even from only the perspective of someone regularly worrying about auto glass repair costs shows how beneficial it is to a smart consumer.
What really makes comprehensive insurance so worthwhile is its wide and near-universal inclusion when it comes to the types of damage it may cover. In terms of auto glass work, comprehensive insurance is capable of covering your losses for just about any cause. This means that, whether your auto glass repair or replacement is necessitated by something as odd as a bird slamming into your windshield and cracking it or by something as unfortunately normal as a random object falling onto your car as you drive by a high-rise building, your insurance policy shall be able to cover the costs of the repair for the resulting damage.
Comprehensive insurance covers a lot of things. For instance, it shall cover even damages resulting from vandalism if some unruly youngsters decide to express their creative sides on your auto glass. It shall also cover the cost of repairing glass broken during storms. Take note, however, that it is not as comprehensive as you might think: it is a necessary caveat because the name often fools many car owners into thinking that everything under the sun is covered by this type of insurance.
Quite contrary to its label, comprehensive insurance also has its exceptions. For example, comprehensive insurance typically does not cover collision damage, or damage to your vehicle arising from a collision-type accident involving another vehicle or another object. Furthermore, comprehensive insurance may also not cover your costs for temporary car replacement (or car rental) while you are waiting for repairs to be completed on your own vehicle, even if it does cover the actual repairs on your car.
While comprehensive insurance is surely one of the better, more exhaustive insurance types out there for those who need an auto glass repair, it may not be for everyone. Whatever insurance type you do have, be sure that you are clear on all the details pertaining to it, as well as the extent of your coverage and the precise figure for your deductible.
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by Scott on August 25, 2011
The star break is the break wherein the damage features multiple cracks running from a central point of origin, or the impact point. Depending on where you live, the cracks extending from the centre of the break may be called fingers or legs, both of which mean the same thing. These cracks are troublesome because they have a noted propensity for rapid expansion: the sharp edges of the fingers tend to probe further and further into your glass due to air and material tension, and this results in the cracks running longer every day you leave them in your windshield. Thus, star breaks should be brought in for windshield repair as soon as possible to avoid exacerbation of the problem.
Now part of the problem with the star break is that it can be quite difficult to get the resin as deep as you would want into all the fingers and minute fissures of the wound. What a lot of professional windshield repair gurus advise is that car owners doing their own repair bring in their cars to the experts for breaks aside from the bull’s-eye type, which is often the type meant to be repaired by the simple DIY kits available on the market. If you are the stubborn type of car owner, however, you may try out another technique for working the resin properly into your star break: join its fingers until it looks almost like a bull’s-eye.
A good number of auto glass repair technicians do this: they take a small, fairly sharp probe, and then use that to tap the glass lightly over the break. The tapping is done in such a way that additional breaks are made. How can this be a good thing? In that the breaks created are actually minute cracks joining the fingers or star breaks to each other, to make the resin application simpler and easier. The looping does not only relieve the stress that is responsible for the crack’s expansion, it also facilitates the penetration of the resin once the DIY windshield repair kit is applied. Take note that it may not be necessary to loop all the cracks to each other. Some breaks only require a few loops, almost half and quarter loops of several fingers.
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Once you have done this, you may move on to the usual steps of windshield repair. Take the bracket and use it to apply or inject the glass repair resin into the area of damage, letting the injector do the work. Remember to do this out of direct sunlight, or you may end up with the repair curing too fast. Depending on your preferences, either use sunlight or a UV lamp to set the repair once it has been injected.
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by Scott on August 25, 2011
A common complaint from people who have just tried to do their own windshield repair is that they can never seem to get their repaired glass as flat and smooth as they would like, which would definitely present a cosmetic problem to the more finicky car owner. Smoothing an auto glass repair is quite simple, however, as shall be explained below.
It needs to be mentioned that part of the smoothness of your repair shall depend on how well you have followed the instructions on your DIY repair kit, of course. Make sure that you place the suction cup-equipped bracket device right on top of the damage you are fixing, because being just slightly off-target can adversely affect the look of your repair. Furthermore, make sure that you know the proper length of time required for the resin to cure, whether under a UV lamp or under direct sunlight.
Now, to create smooth and properly resurfaced glass repair, you need to remove the bracket or bridging device by taking off the resin injector, then removing the bridge itself. You should have prepared a patch of cellophane ahead of time. If you are performing your repair indoors and using a UV lamp, your patch can be fairly small, as there is very little risk of it being blown off. Some people advocate using a larger patch for outdoor curing, however, as elements like the wind can displace or even pick up the patch and ruin your glass repair. The usual advice for outdoor repairs is that you use tape to hold the edges of the patch (hence the larger size recommended) and keep it where it should be.
Now you need some pit resin. Pit resin is sometimes called pit filler, and is different from the normal resin used to repair chips in that it is thicker and used in the second stage of the repair process, which a lot of people tend to overlook. The pit resin is basically the resin that resurfaces your repaired glass, making it as smooth (or very nearly as smooth) as it used to be. Some pit resins cure very quickly, some cure at about the same rate as regular resin, and some are even capable of doubling up and acting as both repair resins and pit resins. Once you have purchased the right kind of pit resin for your needs and read the instructions on the label, apply about 2 drops of the pit resin to the repaired area, stick the patch you prepared before on top of that and press it into the glass surface. After letting it cure for the prescribed time, you can scrape off any surplus with a razor blade and finish your windshield repair with a good cleaning and polish.
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