Sorry to hear of your troubles.I have only been able to drop in the forum for a minute or two per day. Just so much to do.
Take all the time you need to look after your wife and life.
This here is all fun and games.
Sal
Sorry to hear of your troubles.I have only been able to drop in the forum for a minute or two per day. Just so much to do.
Sorry to hear Amir, wish speed recovery of your wife.Hello you all.
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I have only been able to drop in the forum for a minute or two per day. Just so much to do.
Hello you all. You probably noticed I have been away from the forum a few days.
Oh my gosh. Wish I had know about this! Will have to pick one up as they have it even in stock at our local store! Thanks so much!
Could have definitely been the case. Thankfully it was not as I am pretty sure that would have been worse than what we are dealing with.Not gonna lie, I thought you got COVID like everyone else right now.
It is the same here and we will be disclosing it together with the fix (did that with the last house we sold). The issue here is one weak point by the corner of the building foundation. All the rest is incredibly heavy clay that acts as a water block. But in that one corner, it was filled with sand so passed the moisture through the foundation given the record breaking rain and moisture this year. The corner by the way was our dedicated home theater!If real estate laws in Washington are similar to California water leaks and toxic mold are required to be disclosed when you sell the property.
We did something close to it. Just stopped working and decided to watch a movie tonight. It was the Australian "The Dry." Nice way to keep our minds away from this disaster. First time we have done anything in a week not related to the flooding...This will be a good chance to do what you can and what you cannot do, listen to some tunes with your wife!
In my experience don't waste your time with carpet. Tear out the carpet as the pad underneath is nearly impossible to truly dry out. Drywall might only need replacing a foot up from the floor depending upon your particular situation.It is the same here and we will be disclosing it together with the fix (did that with the last house we sold). The issue here is one weak point by the corner of the building foundation. All the rest is incredibly heavy clay that acts as a water block. But in that one corner, it was filled with sand so passed the moisture through the foundation given the record breaking rain and moisture this year. The corner by the way was our dedicated home theater!
So far, no indication of mold or mildew. Day one I bought a bunch of blowers and have as I mentioned around the clock, drying the place with every means possible. Unlike a regular flood, this was all a quarter of an inch or less. Half the area is tile so didn't care. The carpet through soaked it up but I have been working on drying it each time after the leak which has been the source of exhaustion. Dehumidifier is running around the clock as well.
I also bought an ozone generator to kill bad stuff in combination with the blower.
Ultimately if we have to rip out the carpet and drywall, that is what we have to do but right now, I am hopeful we don't have to.
On litigation, there is blame to be had by folks who did the original drainage but I don't know that I want to pursue it. One option that I am thinking about is the county. There is a road that leads to our driveway and with rain, it becomes a river, dumping all the water into our yard. It does not have drainage ditch. I complained to the county two years ago but they just dismissed it. The original owners of the land donated this part of the property to the county so that they would maintain it. But naturally they have not.