Last Monday we were in the tornadoes that came thru Oklahoma. If you saw it on TV, our house was the only one standing across the road from the church that was destroyed. Initially, the damage appeared fairly "minor" with most of the shingles gone, several windows broken, garage doors ripped, etc. The insurance people have not been out, yet, but we were given authorization to fix what we needed to protect our property. So far we have put up new garage doors on the house and shop so we could lock our house and my tools, we put tarps on the roof to keep water out(didn't work very effectively), and did some cleanup to get the trash and nails off our drive so we cold get in and out.
Now for the questions and I understand this all opinion.
After the tornado it rained probably 2-4 inches and all our insulation and sheet rock got pretty wet as well as the decking which is 1x8s. How much damage did that do? Should I remove the insulation to try to dry the sheetrock? Should I insist the sheetrock be replaced? My wife has really bad allergies to mold. Should I be concerned about the decking warping over time? There are a few cracks in the brick at the corners but I can push on the brick and there is no movement. Is there any other way to detect structural damage? Several windows imploded due to the change in pressure and glass was everywhere. We have vacuumed three times and still are finding chards of glass in the carpet and furniture. Should I ask for the carpet/furniture to be replaced in the room where the windows broke or can it be cleaned well enough to get the glass out?
Any other advice you can offer will be appreciated.