#deck the haus 2022

[deckthehaus]

We've reached the end! Here are the reveals of our illustrious creators!! Congratulations to everyone, and thank you, all of you, for participating, whether it was prompting, writing, podficcing, reading, listening, reblogging, or some combination of the above. The mods had a ton of fun, and we hope you did, too.

Self-promote! Go forth and reblog! And creators: if you would like to use any of the Deck the Haus art that we've been posting to promote your work, please just reach out. We'd be happy to do a quick edit so the text says your pseud and the name of your work.

As long as you love me so by sweaters_in_the_summer (@sweatersinthesummer)

A Whole Latke Love by Local_Queer (@a-very-gay-disaster)

Baked with Love (it's the thought that counts) by thesleepyskipper (@thesleepyskipper)

[Podfic] Every Time A Bell Rings by sunlightsymphony (@sunlightsymphony), dairaliz (@schitthappens), Amanita_Fierce, sweaters_in_the_summer (@sweatersinthesummer), dessertwaffles (@dessertwaffles), JanuariumPods (@januarium), cottagepodfics (@cottagepodfics), HowOldAreWe, skipperpods (@thesleepyskipper), and RattleandHum_collabs (@thirdeye1234)

Keep warm in winter by Denois (@denois)

knit one, purl cthulhu by cricketnationrise (@cricketnationrise)

Love and Joy Come to You [text + podfic] by DesignatedGrape (@designatedgrape) and RattleandHum (@thirdeye1234)

maybe tonight (the stars align) by dessertwaffles (@dessertwaffles)

meet me at midnight by dessertwaffles (@dessertwaffles)

[Podfic] Merry Christmas, I'm Yours by sweaters_in_the_summer (@sweatersinthesummer)

never gonna find me a better day by cricketnationrise (@cricketnationrise)

No Kiss Goodbye by Denois (@denois)

Northern Attitude by misswhimsy (@missanniewhimsy)

on the first day of christmas... by cricketnationrise (@cricketnationrise)

Operation Get Bitty Better by Local_Queer (@a-very-gay-disaster)

[Podfic] Please (Don't) Have Snow by cottagepodfics (@cottagepodfics)

Red Robe, Red Ribbon, Red Boxers by em_words (@bittysovenbetsy)

Ringing In by cricketnationrise (@cricketnationrise)

Snow Day by Local_Queer (@a-very-gay-disaster)

Soup for the (Pure of) Heart by Denois (@denois)

the beat my heart skips by MKAugust (@mkaugust)

To Begin Again by Local_Queer (@a-very-gay-disaster)

to dance under sparkling lights by cricketnationrise (@cricketnationrise)

When Lucia Day Dawns by lincyclopedia (@the-lincyclopedia)

[Podfic] You Can Plan on Me by cottagepodfics (@cottagepodfics)

You make me feel like a million bucks, you do by RabbitRunnah (@doggernaut)

[sweatersinthesummer]

I read this perfect, angsty (with a happy ending, of course) Zimbits Christmas fic for the Deck the Haus fest. I love it so much, I'd been thinking about recording it for at least six months, so I'm thrilled I had a good excuse.

[Podfic] Merry Christmas, I'm Yours

written by @doggernaut

It takes Jack only a couple months after graduation to realize he's in love with Bitty.

It takes him almost 20 years to actually do something about it.

(Or, five Christmases Jack and Bitty spend together.)

Listen! T, 2 hours, 16 minutes Read! 27k words

[thesleepyskipper]

I wrote a little thing for @deckthehaus this year, as I was very much up in my Jack and Bitty feels for the holidays! If you are too, I hope you enjoy this! Thank you the mods for running this great fest!!! ❤️ (and an extra special thank you to @dessertwaffles for the beta and to @designatedgrape for the perfect header!)

[cricketnationrise]

Cricket's Deck the Haus Fics! ❄️🎄❄️🎄

Hey y'all! I had am absolute blast participating in the @deckthehaus fest and here are all my fics in for it in one place now that creators have been revealed!

...on the first day of christmas Tango/Whiskey, 2188 Words, Advent Calendars, Getting Together, POV Whiskey, Tadpoles, Legends Only Prompt: Tango gives Whiskey an Advent Calendar of Questions that ends on asking Whiskey on a date.

to dance under sparkling lights Nursey/Dex, 4694 Words, Charmer, Hallmark Vibes, Getting Together, Dex Didn't Go To Samwell, Diner Owner Dex, NHL Player Chris Chow, Publisher Rep Nursey, Alternating POV, Small Towns, Pining, Idiots In Love, Cameos from SMH/Falconers Prompt: Hallmark movie vibes please!! Maybe Nursey owns a small, struggling bookstore and Dex is the manager of the chain bookstore that just opened up in town. Maybe Nursey just moved to Dex's small town from the big city. Any cheesy Hallmark plot will do, as long as they fall in love just in time for Christmas!

Ringing In Polyfrogs, 582 Words, New Year's Eve, New Year's Kiss, Getting Together, Captain Dex, First Kiss, Senior Frogs, Dex POV Prompt: A New Year's Eve kiss between the ship of your choice!

knit one, purl cthulhu Nursey/Dex, 495 Words, Nursey POV, Fiber Arts (sort of), Fluff and Humor Prompt: Nursey is always cold so Dex decides to learn how to knit to make him a scarf (or hat or mittens). Up to you whether Dex is great at knitting or terrible, but either way Nursey loves it!

never gonna find me a better day Nursey/Dex/Chowder/Farmer, 2898 Words, Dex POV, PolyFarms has a snow day, Senior Frogs, they're all in love, and its snowing, The Haus, Samwell Campus, Jerry's Brunch, Sledding, Snowball Fights, Snowman Building, Fire Pit, Hot Chocolate, Fluff, Unrepentant Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Domestic Fluff

[dessertwaffles]

Fic Author Self-Rec Meme!

Thanks @sweatersinthesummer for tagging me! Choosing my 5 favorite fics is so difficult because I am simultaneously very hard on myself and very fond of all of them 😂

suddenly this summer it's clear || Check, Please! || Nursey/Dex

I’ve been overwhelmed (in a good way!) by the response to this fic. It was a labor of love and I���m very happy with how it ultimately turned out! It’s probably the funniest thing I’ve posted? At least I was giggling to myself the whole time I was writing it 😆

maybe tonight (the stars align) || Check, Please! || Nursey/Dex

I wrote this for Deck the Haus 2022 and I’m proud of how it came out. It’s not as silly as what I usually write (although it has its moments!) but I really wanted to explore feeling a bit lost after college now that the thing that defined you (hockey in this case) is no longer in your life.

compilation error || Check, Please! || Nursey/Dex

My first NurseyDex fic after obsessing over them for months! It’s loosely based on something that happened to me in college, plus, as a software engineer in real life, it was very fun to project my coding woes onto Dex 😂

on a night like this || Schitt's Creek || David/Patrick

There's only one bed but make it ✨magical✨ - I had so much fun with this one! I'd been wanting to write a magical spin on an "only one bed" fic for a year before I ended up writing this, and it turned out even sillier than I imagined!

we've got these days of summer || Schitt's Creek || David/Patrick

This was the first fic I wrote after an unintentional 8+ year writing hiatus, so it has a very special place in my heart. It also led to so many friendships and an incredible, supportive community that I will forever be grateful for ♥

Not sure who has already done this, but I will tag @swiftlythebest, @thesleepyskipper, @hullomoon, and @dinnfameron!!

[doggernaut]

AO3 Wrapped

Tagged by @the-lincyclopedia

(I’m assuming this is meant to be for this year—2022.)

Works published: 9 (one fic—written for Deck the Haus—technically isn’t public yet, but it’s included in my current stats)

Word count: 99,978 (technically, Pucks and Recreation—which is by far the longest fic I posted this year—was written last year but I didn’t post it until January)

Hits: 13,336

Bookmarks: 258

Most popular by kudos: Pucks and Recreation

Most hits: Pucks and Recreation

Longest: Pucks and Recreation

Shortest: This Woman’s Work

Most comments: Pucks and Recreation

Fic that made you cry: Hmm … I’m not sure if any of my fics made me cry.

Fic that made you smile: All of them. Every fic I wrote was something I wanted to read, so every single one of them has something that makes me happy.

Gifts: Received: 3 / Given: 0 (I feel like that can’t be right … but I do have three WIPs that are gifts.)

Collaborations: If you count Pucks and Recreation, which was my Check, Please! Big Bang fic for last year that didn’t post until this year, then that’s my only official collab. It featured art by @the-lincyclopedia, @fffuckthelaxbros, and @novva. But a few people made podfics of some of my already-existing works, which was very cool!

Events: Fandom Trumps Hate (that fic should be posting very soon) and @deckthehaus (also still to be posted)

Coming in 2023: Beyond my Fandom Trumps Hate fic, which I’ll begin posting at the end of this month of beginning of January, I’m not really sure. I have several WIPs, but grad school and other responsibilities have cut into my writing time.

Tagging: @wrathofthestag, @weneedtotalkaboutfic, @sweatersinthesummer, and anybody else who wants to play!

[the-lincyclopedia]

AO3 Wrapped

Tagged by @cricketnationrise. Thanks, babe!

(I’m taking all these questions to refer to what’s happened just in 2022, not in my time on AO3 overall.)

Works published: 34

Word count: 91,035 (this will keep growing as I keep publishing chapters of Shadow Princess Era, and I’m not sure my Deck the Haus fic is currently being counted either)

Hits: 8,833

Bookmarks: 94

Most popular by kudos: cut me some slack if i crawl back into my shell

Most hits: The Difference an Evening Can Make

Longest: The Difference an Evening Can Make

Shortest: Come On, Irene (technically Shadow Princess Era is shorter, but it won’t be in a few days)

Most comments: The Difference an Evening Can Make

Fic that made you cry: [Podfic] To Every Single Kid I Used To Be

Fic that made you smile: Lay All Your Love on Me

Gifts: Received: 3 / Given: 3

Collaborations: none officially, but thanks to @cricketnationrise, @jonsaremembers, and @eddisfargo for some helpful beta work/brainstorming help

Events: 2022 Murderbot Diaries New Year Gift Exchange, Podfic Please!, Deck the Haus, and (as a beta) Fandom Trumps Hate 2022

Coming in 2023: hopefully the Gen & Costis fake-journalism piece I keep mentioning. Other than that, who fucking knows? I keep trying to write less fic so I can focus more on original stuff, but that’s hard to stick to because the fic keeps calling to me.

Tagging: @doggernaut, @khashanakalashtar, @hoeratius, and anyone else who wants to play!

[cottagepodfics]

AO3 Wrapped 2022

Thank you for the tag, @daysarestranger! And thanks for editing this for podfics. 😁

Works Published: 21 (14 solo podfics and 7 multivoices, plus 1 WIP)

Word Count Run-Time: 23 hours 57 minutes (so you could listen to *me* for nearly a full day! 😝)

Hits: 7,991 (but some podfics are attached to fics)

Bookmarks: 97

Most popular by kudos: Peaceful Bliss

(*ignoring those that are also fic: STILL PEACEFUL BLISS, which is wild. Hi, Stranger Things. You are my first big fandom and I'm still in awe of/intimidated by you.)

Most hits: Peaceful Bliss again!

(*ignoring those that are also fic in second place: Shall I Stay?)

Longest: also Shall I Stay? at 12 hours 13 minutes

Shortest: i will share this room with you at 6 minutes 20 seconds

Most comments: The Mechanics of Poetry again! It has a lot of chapters, and there were also a few lovely listeners who commented many times. It always made me smile!! ❤️

Podfic that made me cry: I don't have anything tearjerking for this year, but if you're looking for something truly devastating, there's always last year's To Come Out the Other Side (aka Schitt's Creek MCD)...

Podfic that made me smile: Wellies Always Kiss and Tell ! @thirdeye1234 wrote this fantastic fic, and some friends and I got together to surprise her with a podfic. It was so much fun to collaborate on, and it's the first multi-voice I edited.

Gifts: Wisdom Teeth for Amanita_Fierce, as a just-because gift. Reading Nursey high from the dentist and Dex as his suffering caretaker was very fun.

Events: Please (Don't) Have Snow, a cute little PB&J fic, for Deck the Haus.

Here's to even more podfics in 2023! First on the agenda is finishing my WIP, and then I have an idea for a series... 👀

No-pressure tags: @sunlightsymphony, @thirdeye1234, @n0connections, @b13-maybethistime, @hullomoon, and anyone reading this who wants to participate! Consider yourself tagged!

[hausconfessions]

Secret Santa

@mateoxrafael

At first glance, it was perhaps underwhelming, even for this excessively popular event that is Secret Santa.

There was no wrapping. No box. Not even a proper card. It was an envelope; with nothing else but a single note inside of it.

23/12/2022 - 15:45 - Flight Deck

Instruction. Simple with little explanation. It could be anything. A surprise party with balloons, a getaway trip, a car ride to a spa retreat...Or it could be a prank.

Shall the man decides to follow the instruction, he will find a group waiting for him by the entrance of the flight deck.

"Please come this way," A man with glasses would greet and guide him to a rack filled with clothes. "You must dress into something more appropriate. You will not need to wear your Haus attire." It was nothing exaggerating. In fact, the selections of clothing are simple and comfortable, mostly jumpers, long sleeves, hoodies and tracksuit bottoms. While these items might not be eye-catching, the quality was undoubtedly good, all sourced from high-end designer brands.

A woman came up to him with a trap lines with bottles, offered him to try out a selection of cologne. She explained every each of them and offered suggestion, clearly an expert.

"It's almost time. Please, head outside and enjoy your time, sir."

At 16:00 in exact, a private jet majestically landed on the flight deck. The entire crew lined up in front of the aircraft to greet the man, introduce themselves and welcome the man onboard with a glass of champagne.

"You have six hours." The captain informed him, "Until then, this jet will circle around this area."

The interior design of the jet was modern, split into several sections, including a lounge, a dining area and rooms. The entire space was filled with festivities. Garlands, wreaths and swags. There was even a Christmas tree at the corner, decorated with ornaments that were perhaps...familiar to the man.

Standing next to the Christmas tree, a woman who shared similar features to the man smiled warmly at him. Her eyes shimmered, filled with joy and pride for the man before her.

"Feliz navidad...Mateo."

[xperience-skiny]

MLK Weekend 2022 at Bristol Mountain!

Sunday was a Bluebird Day early with the sun hiding how cold it was, then the storm clouds began to roll in.

Monday greeted us with 10-12" in the morning and another 4 to 6" throughout the day!

Liftline Powder and constant Snow (top video) made it one of the best ski days I have had in the Region on Monday!

My son and girlfriend's daughter soaked up the sun on Sunday Before the Storm.

We stayed in Canandaigua, which is truly becoming an exciting place in the winter, not just the summer. We had great food, visited The Lake House and Young Lion Brewery to watch the Bills game.

The mountain had holiday crowds but with all the lifts open and two high-speed quads, there was only 1 lift with a 5-minute wait. We discovered the mid-mountain restaurant at the Morning Star Cafe area, and Wow! it was like a small Austrian or Swiss Waffle Haus halfway up the mountain tucked in the woods. It is ski-in/ski-out and had a great sun deck ( but it wasn't used, too cold Sunday/Monday too snowy) and it must be the place to be in the spring. We had Waffles, sausages, bacon, and hot chocolates and it was the perfect hearty lunch on a cold snowy winter day!

Overall great experience, it felt much closer to Vermont and the Adirondacks than anything in Western NY or in the mountains around Syracuse.

See you on the Slopes sometime soon!

[jc]

#WMDEDGT am 5. September 2022

„Was machst du eigentlich den ganzen Tag?“ – kurz WMDEDGT – fragt Frau Brüllen immer am Monatsfünften. Es soll die alte Tradition des Tagebuchbloggens zumindest für einen Tag im Monat beleben. Im Blog von Frau Brüllen werden die Beiträge dann immer gesammelt. Hier ist der aktuelle Monat.

Es ist ein Montag.

[6:20] Es schreit laut aus dem Tochterzimmer. Das ist der neueste Schrei – im Wortsinne – von Klein-Lea. Es gab ja mal Zeiten, da kam sie ins Schlafzimmer geschlichen und kuschelte sich noch ein paar Minuten unter meine Decke. Aber seit gestern schreit sie einfach nur und wartet, bis ich sie abhole. Auf der Haben-Seite steht: Es ist deutlich nach 6 Uhr, in zehn Minuten hätten wir sowieso aufstehen müssen.

[8:30] Die Mutter bringt das Kind zur Kita, ich verlasse das Haus Richtung Büro. Dort werde ich im Folgenden Bürodinge tun. An so einem mehr oder weniger normalen Montag sind das viele interne Dinge und Gespräche, aber ich darf auch ein wenig an Kundenprojekten arbeiten. Die Mittagspause vergesse ich irgendwie.

[17:45] Ich fahre Richtung Bad Godesberg. Dort findet heute Abend mal wieder die Socialbar statt und der Vortrag der Kollegin Johanna nötigt mich, endlich einmal wieder dabei zu sein. Ich glaube, sie hat mich als Sidekick eingeplant. Die Moderatorin Ute spricht mich persönlich an: „Johannes, wie viele der 62 Ausgaben warst du eigentlich schon dabei?“ Ich schäme mich, weil ich die letzten Ausgaben ausgelassen habe und antworte: „So um die 65.“

[21:00] Ab nach Hause. Ich esse noch einen Happen und tausche mit der Ehefrau die Tagesneuigkeiten aus.

[22:00] Heia-popeia.

📨 Nie wieder etwas verpassen?

Neue Beiträge per E-Mail erhalten

💝 Gern gelesen?

Spende was für Klein-Leas Sparschwein 🐽

(Original unter: https://1ppm.de/2022/09/wmdedgt-september-2022/)

[deckthehaus]

Welcome to Day 2 of Deck the Haus! We have 5 fics and 1 podfic for you today. Don't forget to leave the creators some love in the form of kudos and comments! Creators, if your work was revealed today, please change your posting date to today so that your work will show up in the most recent Check Please works on AO3. AO3 explains how to change your publication date here.

Without further ado, here are today's revealed works:

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DAY 2 REVEALS

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to dance under sparkling lights

[Nursey/Dex - T - 4,293]

“You’re moving to Maine?” asks Chowder.

“Correction, I already moved to Maine,” Nursey admits.

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The bell over the door jingles and Will almost drops the plate he’s clearing when he glances up to see who’s just arrived.

He quickly forces himself to look away again and finish clearing the counter. He has a job to do, after all; he can’t just stare at pretty customers all night.

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A Whole Latke Love

[Alicia/Bob, Shitty & Jack, Jack/Bitty - NR - 5,713]

Five Chanukkah mornings of Jack and his parents making latkes over the years, plus the first time Bitty joined them.

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Keep warm in winter

[Chowder/Nursey/Dex - T - 2091]

It's the Winter Solstice, and Chris is having a very good day. He's got two good boyfriends to help keep him warm from the cold, and a family who loves and supports him. He's got a game and then it's time to celebrate the unity of family and call for prosperity as the days lengthen.

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Red Robe, Red Ribbon, Red Boxers

[Jack/Bitty - M - 955]

Jack and Bitty get busy on Christmas Eve.

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Northern Attitude

[Nursey/Dex - G - 5,898]

Dex knew very little about his new next door neighbor. It had been nearly two months since he’d moved in and Dex couldn’t be sure he'd even seen him. Dex was around when he moved in, had even gone over to introduce himself but ended up being introduced to some guy who called himself “Shitty” and offered Dex a beer and a convoluted explanation as to why the new homeowner wasn't actually around on move-in day. From what Dex could gather he had some kind of artsy job that he had to travel a lot for.

But for as forthcoming as his neighbor’s friend had been, Dex had learned almost nothing else about his mysterious neighbor in the months since.

It annoyed him.

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[Podfic] Merry Christmas, I'm Yours

[Jack/Bitty - T - 2 hours, 16 minutes]

It takes Jack only a couple months after graduation to realize he's in love with Bitty.

It takes him almost 20 years to actually do something about it.

(Or, five Christmases Jack and Bitty spend together.)

A podfic of Merry Christmas, I’m Yours written by RabbitRunnah.

[sweatersinthesummer]

And here's my fic from Deck the Haus! My attempt at angst (with a happy ending, natch.)

As long as you love me so (T, 5098 words)

It's the first Christmas since Jack retired, and it's not going as smoothly as he'd hoped it would.

[cricketnationrise]

AO3 Wrapped!

Tagged by @missanniewhimsy 💜

Works Published: 58

Word Count: 131,355

Hits: 24,140

Bookmarks: 392

Most Popular By Kudos: learning to love a stranger

Most Hits: learning to love a stranger

Longest: Got Your Back Means I'll Get You Out (17,001)

Shortest: Redo, Renaissance, Turkey, Space (all at 200)

Most Comments: Got Your Back Means I'll Get You Out

Fic That Made Me Cry: Shitty's Bedroom, Apr. 13, 2015

Fic That Made Me Smile: Theater Building, Dec. 6

Gifts: Received: 3 / Given: 25

Collaborations: nothing official, but @the-lincyclopedia and @missanniewhimsy have beta'd so well that it was close

Events: Sapphic Summerfest 2022, Peach Week 2022, Sapphic Winterfest 2022, Deck the Haus, The Brownstone 100 Member Celebration, Fandom Trumps Hate 2022

Coming in 2023: -another installment of the heartflower au series -rwrb mummy au -more rwrb drabbles -say yes to the dress nurseydex au -alanna pov tortall hockey au -FTH 2023

Tagging: @parvuls, @the-lincyclopedia, @everwitch-magiks, @clottedcreamfudge, @cha-melodius - and anyone else who wants to! (it was super interesting to go through all this stuff)

[messageinabox]

Sojeong Ahn, Die Decke ist aus dem Haus gelaufen, Frankfurt am Main, Hochschule für Künste Bremen, 2022

[dermontag]

Freitag, 07. Januar 2022 Wasserschaden im Haus Wann die Versicherung einspringt Stellen Sie sich vor, das Bad ist überflutet und das Wasser sucht sich schon den Weg in die Wohnung. Dann sind dringend zwei Dinge zu tun: Haupthahn zudrehen und die Versicherung informieren. Aber welche? Wasserschäden gehören zu den häufigsten Schäden, die Versicherungen regulieren müssen. "Im Schnitt entsteht alle 30 Sekunden ein Leck", sagt Anja Käfer-Rohrbach, stellvertretende Hauptgeschäftsführerin des Gesamtverbands der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft (GDV) in Berlin. Besonders oft sind geplatzte Leitungen und ausgelaufene Heizboiler die Ursachen. Gut für die Betroffenen: Bei solchen Schäden springen oft Versicherungen ein. "Rund 1,1 Millionen Leitungswasserschäden zählen die Gebäude- und Hausratversicherer hierzulande im Jahr." Aber welche Versicherung greift, wenn der Teppich durchnässt ist und die Möbel unter Wasser stehen? Oder wenn sich an der Wand ein riesiger Fleck gebildet hat? Ist es die Gleiche, die auch für einen überfluteten Keller zuständig ist? "Es kommt darauf an, was beschädigt wurde und was die Ursache dafür ist", sagt Käfer-Rohrbach. Versicherungsschutz kann erweitert werden Grundsätzlich zahlt die Hausratversicherung bei Schäden am Hausrat - etwa für Möbel oder Teppiche - wenn sie durch Leitungswasser oder Sturm beziehungsweise Hagel verursacht wurden. Für Schäden am Gebäude, also zum Beispiel an Fassaden, Wänden oder am Dach kommt die Wohngebäudeversicherung auf. Auch sie springt bei Schäden durch Leitungswasser, Sturm und Hagel ein. Beide Versicherungen können um einen Naturgefahrenschutz, auch Elementarschadenversicherung genannt, erweitert werden. "Wer sich gegen Überschwemmungen durch Witterungsniederschläge oder ansteigende Flüsse absichern möchte, braucht die zusätzliche Elementarschadenversicherung", betont Bianca Boss vom Bund der Versicherten (BDV) in Hamburg. Sie greift bei Schäden durch Starkregen oder Witterungsniederschläge, durch Erdrutsche, Erdabsenkungen, Schneedruck, Rückstau, Schäden durch Lawinen, Erdbeben oder Vulkanausbrüche. Die meisten Hausbesitzer bekommen diesen zusätzlichen Versicherungsschutz laut GDV ohne große Probleme, denn über 90 Prozent der Gebäude liegen hierzulande in Gebieten mit niedrigerem Risiko. Versicherung möglichst schnell informieren Damit die Versicherung bei einem Wasserschaden leistet, müssen Kundinnen und Kunden ihren Pflichten nachkommen: Im Falle des Falles muss der Versicherer unverzüglich, also schnellstmöglich über den Eintritt des Schadens in Kenntnis gesetzt werden, sagt Bianca Boss. Außerdem sind sie verpflichtet, den Schaden möglichst zu begrenzen. Betroffene sollten das Schadensbild so lange unverändert lassen, bis der Versicherer erlaubt, es zu verändern. Ansonsten drohen Leistungskürzungen. Hilfreich sind Fotos, die den Schaden dokumentieren. Solange das Wasser nicht in Strömen läuft, gilt: "Wenn nicht klar ist, wo das Wasser herkommt, sollte man zuerst mit der Versicherung sprechen, ehe man einen Installateur beauftragt", sagt Bianca Boss. "Entweder, der Mitarbeiter der Versicherung kann sich schon aus den Fotos ein Bild vom Schaden und den möglichen Ursachen machen oder es wird ein Gutachter beauftragt." Kleiner Fleck kann Hinweis sein Hinter einem vermeintlich harmlosen Wasserfleck kann ein ernsthafter Schaden stecken. "Kommt zum Beispiel Wasser aus der Decke oder ist eine Wand durchnässt, deutet das darauf hin, dass bereits große Wassermengen im Gebäude sind", sagt Andreas Braun vom Zentralverband Sanitär Heizung Klima in Sankt Augustin. Ein Fachmann kann mithilfe technischer Geräte wie einer Wärmebildkamera oder eines Ultraschallgeräts die Ursache finden und auch einschätzen, wie aufwendig die Reparatur wird und welche Schäden das Wasser im Haus angerichtet hat. Fahrlässigkeit kann zum Problem werden Wichtig zu beachten: Haben die Bewohner selbst zu dem Wasserschaden beigetragen, zum Beispiel, weil sie nicht ausreichend geheizt haben und dadurch ein Rohr geplatzt ist, spricht man von grober Fahrlässigkeit. "Dann dürfen Versicherer ihre Leistungen kürzen, und zwar abhängig von der Schwere der Fahrlässigkeit, die immer im Einzelfall ermittelt wird", sagt Käfer-Rohrbach. Einige Versicherungen decken standardmäßig nur Schäden ab, die aufgrund einfacher Fahrlässigkeit entstanden sind. Grobe Fahrlässigkeit kann zwar im Vertrag mit eingeschlossen sein, ist es aber eben nicht immer. Versicherungspolicen überprüfen Mehr zum Thema Zusätzlich zu diesen beiden Versicherungen kann im Fall eines Leitungswasserschadens auch die Privathaftpflichtversicherung wichtig werden. Zum Beispiel, wenn ein Bewohner beim Nachbarn einen Wasserschaden anrichtet, weil die Badewanne übergelaufen ist. "Dann springt die Privathaftpflicht des Verursachers ein", sagt Anja Käfer-Rohrbach. "Die zahlt auch bei grober Fahrlässigkeit." Es lohnt sich, in einer ruhigen Stunde die eigenen Versicherungspolicen durchzusehen und zu schauen, wie Schäden durch Wasser abgesichert sind. Die allermeisten Hausrat- und Gebäudeversicherungen enthalten die Absicherung gegen Schäden durch Feuer und Wasser. "Aber das ist nicht selbstverständlich", so Boss. "Es gibt auch Wohngebäude-Policen, die nur den Feuerschutz enthalten. In solchen Fällen sollte der Schutz gegen Wasserschäden dringend ergänzt werden."