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Walking around the neighborhood over the weekend, I saw half a dozen houses with people up on their roofs making repairs. We had a shit load of rain last week, and some roofs that had been perfectly water tight were unable to hold back the constant pounding rain. It was a real stress test. Also, the earthquake loosened up the mortar joints in some chimneys just enough that they started to leak after the prolonged rain. I saw two chimney repairs going on.
Edit: Oh, and I learned from talking to one home owner that you don't want a hurricane or tropical storm warning called for your county, otherwise insurance probably won't pay. Arlington had flash flood warnings last week, but not tropical storm warnings, so insurance will probably pay for storm damage like a leaking roof. If you want coverage during those other situations you have to get extra hurricane coverage.
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