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Doddlebug50 1.8 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 4:14pm  
Renew…..worth the peace of mind
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jv339 Top Forum Contributor6.9 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 4:16pm  
teatime :
It only takes one cane to rip off your roof, hopefully you're still carrying some insurance.😱
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1ontheroadagain 4.6 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 4:53pm  
Cheap insurance. Think about the cost of replacing every cabinet in your home, along with flooring, sheetrock, insulation, and more. Plus you will need to bring everything up to current building code. You gonna salvage all the stuff in your cabinets? Not me, I'll pay $100 per month for flood insurance, and we are at 95 feet and almost flooded.
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rocklady2024 Top Forum Contributor2.2 yrs App
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 4:54pm  
teatime: I don't have it . We have never come close to flooding an sum up high in the yard .
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jv339 Top Forum Contributor6.9 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 5:35pm  
teatime :
Better safe than sorry! Storms are stronger & more unpredictable than ever!🙏
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Redbike 6.1 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 5:57pm  
jv339 : Well flood insurance wouldn't help me with my roof. I carry homeowners of course but it has a high deductible for named storms. I just now called my agent and told him to renew my flood. $500 is worth the peace of mind it gives me.
 
teatime : I need to talk to you agent. My premium has gone up to $1000 this year!
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Spork 11.6 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 6:45pm  
teatime :
For both my first home in Kingwood and current home, I selected a location well above the flood plain, and even assessed local drainage and low points. I figured it was a safe bet that I didn't need flood insurance.
 
Then Harvey happened. Neither location came close to flooding, but the overwhelming volume of water that overflowed Lake Houston became very telling. Never underestimate the ability of humans to recklessly and carelessly screw up.
 
Lake Conroe is 200 feet above sea level. Do you trust the humans who manage the water release? Do you trust the humans who maintain the dam and gates?
 
Do you feel safe enough to not carry flood insurance until the Lake Houston gates are expanded in 2029? 2030? or later?
 
I don't. I might consider not carrying flood insurance when those tainter gates are completed, but I will continue with flood coverage until then.
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zuesamy 15.9 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 7:24pm  
teatime :
We live in Porter in a flood zone and its cheap enough, $450 a year so we keep it. I was told by my insurance agent that "rising" water is considered flood. So if my toilets overflowed and flooded the house its flood insurance, not homeowners. I never fact checked it but its worth asking..
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Zakangel 6.9 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 7:26pm  
Is there anyone in KW that doesn't buy flood insurance? I was talking to a neighbor regarding flood insurance because mine is due in June. He said he stopped buying it after Harvey because our immediate street didn't come even close to flooding. I agree that I have never come close (we are a small cluster of homes on elevated lots compared to the other neighbors so water drains in both directions from where we sit). I guess I just enjoy the peace of mind and the fact that it is relatively inexpensive compared to the destruction of a flood. But I was curious if others feel the same as my neighbor regarding their lots and elevation.
 
teatime : Yes, I had it in Elm Grove when we flooded. Many did not. Devastating. I will always have it even though we are higher now and this home has never flooded. Worth it!
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MomWifeLife 9.1 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 8:07pm  
We bought flood insurance after Harvey. Never flooded, but they were launching rescue boats one street from us.
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NeverPayRetail Online 18.7 yrs
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 8:51pm  
billcherie2 : Wow that's a deal. My flood insurance is approaching $1k now. It used be be cheap, but no more.
 
Ticagro : my flood insurance actually came down this year.
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jonesjones12 1.3 yrs App
~ 1 year, 4 mos ago   May 28, '25 10:09pm  
teatime: I always recommend flood insurance if water has gotten somewhat close to your home. If you are elevated and far from the SanJac River you should be fine. I didn't flood during harvey, as a matter of fact the water didn't even come close, and i thought i was fine. I stopped renewing flood insurance shortly after, then Imelda rolled around and flooded my house in a little over 2 hours of heavy rainfall. I learned my lesson thats for sure
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