{"id":1396,"date":"2025-06-20T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:25:18","slug":"tips-to-avoid-costly-insurance-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/tips-to-avoid-costly-insurance-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Avoid Costly Insurance Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>From the Experts at MyKey<\/h3>\n<p>Disasters don\u2019t knock before they enter\u2014but preparation can help you avoid the worst. At MyKey, we\u2019ve worked with thousands of families displaced by floods, fires, storms, and other emergencies. As a temporary housing provider, we\u2019re often one of the first calls people make after disaster strikes. And while we\u2019re proud to offer safe, comfortable accommodations during tough times, we\u2019ve also seen firsthand the emotional and financial toll home disasters can take.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we want to share our insider tips on how you can protect your home and avoid costly insurance claims. After all, the best disaster is the one that never happens.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Weatherproof Your Property<\/h2>\n<p>Mother Nature is unpredictable, but your home doesn\u2019t have to be vulnerable. Here\u2019s how to prepare:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seal windows and doors<\/strong> to prevent water intrusion during storms.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Install storm shutters<\/strong> or impact-resistant glass in hurricane-prone areas.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Trim trees near your home<\/strong> to reduce the risk of falling branches during wind events.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Maintain your roof<\/strong> a loose shingle today can mean thousands in water damage tomorrow.<\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Tip: Check your gutters regularly. Clogged drains cause flooding in more homes than most people realize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Experts at MyKey Disasters don\u2019t knock before they enter\u2014but preparation can help you avoid the worst. At MyKey, we\u2019ve worked with thousands of families displaced by floods, fires, storms, and other emergencies. As a temporary housing provider, we\u2019re often one of the first calls people make after disaster strikes. And while we\u2019re proud [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ct_builder_shortcodes":"","ct_template_type":"","ct_parent_template":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1418,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions\/1418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagingdesign.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}