Some of you may remember that we had our house flood about 2 years ago. We affectionately (??) refer to it as the Great Flood of 2015. That was a horrible time. House flooded so we moved into a hotel, John’s dad passed away, and our daughter got married all within a month.
Barb’s first day with students this year was Tuesday. She came home to a damp rug in the master bath. Thought that was odd and decided to wash the bath linens. Walked into the guest bathroom to standing water. Not as deep as the Great Flood! This was about 1/4 of an inch. Just enough to be contained in the bathroom.
She immediately turned off the water to the house (lesson from the Great Flood) and began cleaning up the mess. This time we didn’t need the industrial water vacuum called out! It appeared the water was oozing from the boundary of the hallway tile and bathroom flooring. Thankfully, it oozed into the bathroom which is slightly lower.
Plumber was able to arrive on Thursday. Yep, we went 2 days basically with no water. When we had to flush, we turned on the water and quickly did anything else that needed water (washing our body quickly!!)
We had a leak in the pipe to the master bath shower. He was able to fix it within an hour!
Thankfully, the wall they had to remove is in the linen closet. A few things were damp but not permanently damaged. The plumber recommended a restoration team. Having been there before, we opted to rent an industrial dehumidifier and fan. It is a small space between the shower and wall. We feel we didn’t need a restoration team for this one!
Now we have to listen to these 2 devices for several days. Never so glad to be back at work!!
Another FORCED look at what is in the linen closet again!!
Decluttering the Stuff 
Ouch, I’m sure you could have found a more enjoyable way to use that 600 dollars… but I’m happy it wasn’t worse though…
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I know right?!? The last one ended up costing the insurance company about $75,000.
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How is the leak coming along? Have you gotten it all dried out by now? I sure hope so, and I do hope you didn’t loose to much stuff in the process…
75? that’s crazy.. it sure racks up quickly sometimes…
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Everything got put away this morning!! Nothing ruined! The bathroom door sticks when you close it so John needs to sand it a little at the bottom. He’s hoping it will shrink a little more and plans to fix it next weekend. We are so grateful we found it so soon after it started leaking.
I feel for the people of Texas. I know what is in store for them and we were able to start dealing with it almost immediately. So many of them are going to have to wait weeks before they can even begin the clean up and repairs. Most insurance won’t cover theirs since it came from outside or is considered an act of nature. They are looking at a lot of damage that may take them years to fix.
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Oh no!! Say it ain’t so!!
sigh
Your house is just overflowing with water!! Thank God it was a quick(?) fix!!
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Quick it was. Now to just fix the back wall of the closet!
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Oh no… not another one… I hope not too much are ruined, and that everything dries quickly!
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Thanks! This was a baby leak compared to the other! “Easy” fix and minimal disruption. Budget isn’t liking the $600 bill.
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I*m glad it wasn’t worse, sorry you have had to foot the 600 dollar bill though.. insurance didn’t cover it?
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We have $1000 deductible for the house insurance. I am so grateful we have extra money in savings to handle this small emergency.
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Yes, having emergency funds tucked away is a good sent at times.
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I feel like my house is always having water issues too. It’s very stressful.
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Thanks! If it’s not one thing, it’s another!! How true is that statement for homeowners?
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