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title: "Does Builders Risk Cover Cleanup?"
description: "Builders risk may cover debris removal after covered damage, but routine cleanup and some pollution remediation are excluded under the cited form."
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# Does Builders Risk Cover Cleanup?

Builders risk may cover debris removal after covered damage, but routine cleanup and some pollution remediation are excluded under the cited form.

Builders risk may cover debris removal after covered damage, but routine cleanup and some pollution remediation are excluded under the cited form. Ask what removal costs, hazardous materials, and emergency work the policy includes before cleanup begins. Routine housekeeping is not the same as insured post-loss debris removal. Ask whether the quote covers removal of damaged construction materials, emergency stabilization, hazardous-material handling, and contaminated soil. Check the cleanup definition, limit, notice deadline, and pollution exclusion. Do not assume labor to correct faulty work or clear a site without insured damage will be reimbursed. A pollution liability policy or the contractor’s environmental coverage may be relevant to contamination, while builders risk may address only debris of insured property after covered damage. Before cleanup, ask the insurer what emergency work can proceed and what documentation is needed. Check pollutant definitions, soil and water remediation limits, damaged-property removal, and notice requirements so ordinary site work is not mistaken for insured cleanup.

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## Sources

1. [Builders Risk Coverage Form](https://assets.touchpointmarkets.com/e8/58/dec27c1b462c8227b4693fb8ac81/ih-00-70-05-17-builders-risk-coverage-form.pdf). Insurance Services Office, Inc.; hosted by Touchpoint Markets; IH 00 70 05 17, A.1.c and A.2 pp. 1–2; A.3 and A.4 pp. 2–5; A.5 and A.6 pp. 5–8; B.2–3 pp. 10–11; C–E pp. 12–13; copyright 2017, illustrative specimen. Accessed 2026-09-25.

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