Investigative Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
There’s still so much damage to people’s homes and properties after the storms rolled through this week. You want to clean up quickly, but before you hire someone to help fix everything, here’s what you need to know about contractors and insurance claims.“I wasn’t expecting anything like this,” said Sara Kritzer, who works about 40 minutes from her home in Chester Township.She saw the storms coming in. “And then I was heading this way and my neighbor called.
”Harris told us with disasters in the past, they have had complaints about people just walking up and saying, 'hey, I’ll inspect your house for free.' “They get up on your roof and they smack it with a hammer a little to make it look like there’s storm damage when there isn’t,” she recalled. “We don’t want that happening.”Harris said to do your homework first on any hired help. Check the Better Business Bureau’s site for ratings, complaints and reviews.
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