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Some areas here in Louisiana haven't recovered from 2020's hurricanes let alone 2021. It's a complete shitshow with people waiting a year or longer for a new ro
by officeplant 5y ago
Some areas here in Louisiana haven't recovered from 2020's hurricanes let alone 2021. It's a complete shitshow with people waiting a year or longer for a new roof.
I've heard talks of a mass exodus from some areas here as people just can't rebuild again if they have to wait a year for materials. Not that I think it's a bad idea to move out of some of these areas, but its a big change from how we normally operate.
- DavidPeiffer 5y agoI can totally empathize with huge delays. My parents had modest damage in Iowa from a derecho that passed through last August. Two houses in the neighborhood were wrecked to the point we thought they might get torn down, but they are getting repaired. In the last few months, I think they're finally habitable again. And a month ago a third neighbor had to move out so their house could be partially gutted and repaired. They went a full year with tarps covering a large hole in the roof where a tree fell through. Insurance typically has to pay out within a year of the event, however they've been handing out waivers left and right because the damage across Iowa was so substantial, contractors had such a huge backlog, materials were so far delayed, and to some extent I'm sure, prices were so high insurers were welcoming the prospect of delaying the higher costs or letting prices become more reasonable. Another oddity they found was when pricing vinyl siding, the thickest material was cheaper than the medium grade material.