Gofirstclass
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I haven't been able to spend as much time on here as I used to but it's because of a bit of turmoil in our house. In September we took a couple of days and went to my wife's reunion then a couple more days and went to Lake Chelan for a brief stay at a great lodge up there.
When we got back, we found a freshwater pipe in a bathroom wall had burst and flooded about 1/3 of the lower floor in the house including the master bath, both closets, ruined a bunch of our oak flooring then got into the laundry room and soaked the subfloor beneath the ceramic tile in there.
Needless to say, I was quickly on the phone to the insurance company. We hired a storage pod that sits in the driveway, had a moving company come in to move everything into the pod and the 2-car part of our garage. The insurance company put us up in a nice hotel (Courtyard by Marriott) for about a month. We already had a vacation planned to our place in Arizona so the insurance company got a break from the expenses while we were down there.
Before we left, we watched the demolition of the damaged flooring, the water-soaked sheetrock and the ceramic tile in the laundry room. Kustom Restoration brought in about 20 fans to speed up the drying process and had that done before we left for AZ.
So now we're back and we're busy picking out materials, colors, paint and other materials to put things back together. We're back in the hotel and loving it (NOT!). The insurance company has been OK to work with when I can get them to return phone calls. This is a hotel they suggested but I think they're getting tired of the room charges, charges for the dog, car, etc., which all comes to a tad north of $200/day. The last time I spoke with them they suggested we look for an Airbnb to move to. We don't want to pack up and move so we're staying right here.
They job of putting things back together has not yet started and out adjuster thinks that's going to be a 5-6 week process. That means Christmas and New Years will probably be spent right here. Oh, and now my wife has put her foot down and we're going to get our kitchen totally remodeled while the restoration company is here working on the house.
So, if you thought running a boat was expensive, try this on for size. The demolition part came to about $32,500. Kustom's adjustor's estimate of the repair costs will be about $68,000, and that doesn't include the kitchen remodel.
So, I don't want to hear anyone bitchin about paying for fuel or moorage, ya hear!
When we got back, we found a freshwater pipe in a bathroom wall had burst and flooded about 1/3 of the lower floor in the house including the master bath, both closets, ruined a bunch of our oak flooring then got into the laundry room and soaked the subfloor beneath the ceramic tile in there.
Needless to say, I was quickly on the phone to the insurance company. We hired a storage pod that sits in the driveway, had a moving company come in to move everything into the pod and the 2-car part of our garage. The insurance company put us up in a nice hotel (Courtyard by Marriott) for about a month. We already had a vacation planned to our place in Arizona so the insurance company got a break from the expenses while we were down there.
Before we left, we watched the demolition of the damaged flooring, the water-soaked sheetrock and the ceramic tile in the laundry room. Kustom Restoration brought in about 20 fans to speed up the drying process and had that done before we left for AZ.
So now we're back and we're busy picking out materials, colors, paint and other materials to put things back together. We're back in the hotel and loving it (NOT!). The insurance company has been OK to work with when I can get them to return phone calls. This is a hotel they suggested but I think they're getting tired of the room charges, charges for the dog, car, etc., which all comes to a tad north of $200/day. The last time I spoke with them they suggested we look for an Airbnb to move to. We don't want to pack up and move so we're staying right here.
They job of putting things back together has not yet started and out adjuster thinks that's going to be a 5-6 week process. That means Christmas and New Years will probably be spent right here. Oh, and now my wife has put her foot down and we're going to get our kitchen totally remodeled while the restoration company is here working on the house.
So, if you thought running a boat was expensive, try this on for size. The demolition part came to about $32,500. Kustom's adjustor's estimate of the repair costs will be about $68,000, and that doesn't include the kitchen remodel.
So, I don't want to hear anyone bitchin about paying for fuel or moorage, ya hear!
