Music Room and Floods

I agree with the above. I have carried Flood Insurance on my residence for more than 10 years, even though I do not live in a flood prone area. The main reason is that flood insurance covers not only damage from floods, but also from ground water entering your home. And the annual cost is amazingly cheap. It is a no-brainer in my opinion.

One thing to be certain is on the floor if any drains or tooliets is to have anti-backup stuff installed. In areas that cannot get a direct flood of over the banks of rivers, you still can wind up with a flooded basement from sewers and toilets backing up. With the anti backup installed, you will be much safer from flooding.
It's a real horror to watch water flowing in like fountains from sewers and toilets and NOTHING you can do about it.

Home owners insurance coverage must vary from state to state. In my state flood insurance is only needed if you live in a floodplain.

For my basement I have insurance for damaged caused from storm water if the sump pump fails or for what ever reason storm water enters my basement.

Here is a kicker though, I have separate coverage for sewer back-up Heaven forbid....

Even if the cause of the back up is storm water related the storm water coverage does not cover damage caused from sewer back up.

Davt,

For extra coverage for your audio system You might see if you can add umbrella coverage to your insurance policy.

My sump pump failed during a period of heavy rain and I got just enough water in mine to ruin the carpet etc. Luckily my insurance covered it as it was due to the pump failure and not flooding per se. I had a back up sump pump installed which works off the water pressure in my city water pipes. You might check this out, my plumber thought it was better than battery systems. I also got some vinyl flooring that can be easily taken up and relaid; looks very good.

Coverage from an Umbrella policy does not extend to underlying personal property coverage.

Choose your insurer wisely because the personal property coverage provided by Company A will oftentimes respond differently than the personal property coverage provided by Company B. Make certain that your insurance agent understands what your expectations are in the event of a lightning strike, a fire, flood, sewer backup, or theft. If you get evasive answers, ask the agent to point to the words in the Inclusions and Exclusions sections of the coverage agreement.