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Originally Posted by Mazrim
OldDutch, I'd think in your case you'd probably be okay with it taking longer but getting a definite and well defined answer to those questions, correct? I don't think anyone is claiming that there won't be any mitigation efforts made for future flooding, but maybe gut reactions on what to do to fix the problems isn't great either.
(Apologies if I misread what you were going for with your post)
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There's definitely a harm in it taking too long though; lots of people are going to be waiting to hear these answers before doing certain repairs, though. We can't put down new flooring until we know whether the government may want us to open up the concrete to install a sump pump or backflow prevention valve. We can't do anything with our walls until we know if the government is going to require us to do anything different with our foundation. We don't want to install a new boiler until we hear whether the government is going to make us move the boiler and hot water tank into a first-floor room. We can wait a few weeks on all of this info, but some of these questions we need answered before the fall, or else we'll need to take a best guess on the information available, and hope that it doesn't end up costing us double the work in the long run.