A Good, Old Fashioned Disaster
See, when things go wrong, it is you housebloggers that I think about. A couple weeks back, we had a nasty cold snap. It was below 25 degrees for about a week here in Arkansas. My renter was good and left the faucets dripping, but when it's that cold and the house doesn't have real insulation, it just isn't enough sometimes. Oh, and the renter wasn't home when this happened.
They discovered it when the neighbors called because they were concerned about the lake in the yard.
Note, the builders of this gem of a house decked the floors with chip-board. On the upside, this probably saved the whole house from flooding. Once the floors in the bedrooms were ruined, the water drained straight through it and into the crawlspace.
Some of the tear out heaped in the carport.
Condensation on the ceiling from all that lovely moisture.
Oh, and did I mention that our insurance doesn't cover this kind of damage. Driving rain? Fire? Tornado? Yes. Burst pipe in the bathroom? No.
So, this is all out of pocket (and being documented for a monster tax write-off next year). So far, all new plumbing, new bathtub, new sub-floors (approximately 400-500 square feet), new carpet, new vinyl, new drywall, three new doors, and . . . counting.
On the upside, this should all be finished next week because I hired the whole bleeding mess out. See! I learned something!
But plumbing is still the Devil.
They discovered it when the neighbors called because they were concerned about the lake in the yard.
Note, the builders of this gem of a house decked the floors with chip-board. On the upside, this probably saved the whole house from flooding. Once the floors in the bedrooms were ruined, the water drained straight through it and into the crawlspace.
Some of the tear out heaped in the carport.
Condensation on the ceiling from all that lovely moisture.
Oh, and did I mention that our insurance doesn't cover this kind of damage. Driving rain? Fire? Tornado? Yes. Burst pipe in the bathroom? No.
So, this is all out of pocket (and being documented for a monster tax write-off next year). So far, all new plumbing, new bathtub, new sub-floors (approximately 400-500 square feet), new carpet, new vinyl, new drywall, three new doors, and . . . counting.
On the upside, this should all be finished next week because I hired the whole bleeding mess out. See! I learned something!
But plumbing is still the Devil.
Labels: bathroom, bedroom, flooding, floors, fugly, Kenny and Burt, money, plumbing, woe
posted by John | 7:29 PM
17 Comments:
OMG. Is that Mr. Blue?
And HOW CAN THAT NOT BE COVERED by insurance?
I think the Devil Queen is somehow behind this...
Ah, just saw this post...
That cold snap got into the negatives for us. We left the faucets dripping, including the outside taps that leak and that we couldn't insulate, and we STILL had to thaw them both out multiple times and one of them STILL burst. Adam noticed it when he wondered why it was raining on only one side of the porch. Luckily, it was an easy fix that we did ourselves. We clearly haven't learned anything.
Yikes! That looks like a lot of damage. The thing about repairing a house with water damage is that the damage, especially if caught fast enough can be taken care of. Of course at some point, which it seems was the case with this house, the whole floor will need to be redone.
Owwwww. Water damage = NIGHTMARE. Yuck.
Hate to repeat everyone else, but YIKES! Just did a decent amount of plumbing work myself in the master bathroom, and it's never fun.
I feel for you!!!
We found a leak in our basement.
We had a water leakage problem in the kitchen, it was due to the poor standard of construction. Every time it rained we had a leakage problem. We could never manage to cook in the kitchen when it would started leaking. it was tough. Then we called a local Water Damage Restoration company and got it repaired!
Some property owner have different problems dealing in their houses. Be sure to have licensed construction firm or developer in building your house. Because there are problems of sub-standard construction when you deal with unknown contractors.
Yes, it is a disaster, everything is going to rotten. if people live in that house do not take action, they are risk their life.
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disaster never warn when they are coming..so have precuaions
Oh no, water damage - that's no fun! I bet there were a few other issues after that? I think getting the water & electrics right is essential when gutting an old property - they're always the things to go first. We got in a whole load of Cambridge electricians when we moved into our place in rural Cambridge, best idea we ever had!
The "Devil Queen" must be the culprit! Hahaha. Seriously, water damage can be pretty annoying. In most cases, it can lead your money to go down the drain if not tended appropriately. Some home owners do not include this in their policies, so it raises confusion between the two parties. It is best to check with them if the policy includes water damage repair and restoration, and report your claims accurately.
Excellent post… was just what I was looking for! Thanks again.
Some of these are pretty cool. If would respect the list more if it weren’t so mac centric however. Nice list either way…
You raise a lot of questions in my head; you wrote an excellent post, but this post is also mind provoking, and I will have to think about it a bit more; I will return soon.
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