A home renovation is an excellent way to transform your house to better fit your personal needs. It can also increase property value, allowing you to sell your home for more, should you ever decide to put it on the market. However, before you pursue the home renovation, you need to first consider whether it is necessary (or if you should) inform your insurance provider about the renovation (or restoration). If you live in or around Mount Prospect, IL, Com-Co Insurance Agency Inc can help you with this. 

Protect Your Renovation

In truth, you don’t need to tell your insurance provider about the home renovations. There is no law mandating you do so. Naturally, if you tell your insurance provider about the addition your insurance policy may go up. So, if you might assume it is better to just not say anything. However, that’s not necessarily the case. If you put $20,000 into a kitchen renovation and your home burns down, these renovations will not be covered. So that $20,000 will be completely out the window. It’s well worth to tell your insurance provider and pay the few extra dollars a month it might cost to cover this. 

It’s generally better to tell your insurance provider about any renovations you make that cost more than a few thousand dollars.

Protecting Your Property 

When you live around Mount Prospect IL it is always recommended to tell your insurance provider about home renovations. Due to the weather and possibility of damage from flooding, tornadoes, burst pipes, and other potential problems, you’ll want to have the added coverage for your new additions. So, if you have more questions regarding the renovations and what you should do, now is a great time to give the team at Com-Co Insurance Agency Inc a call.