ai6yr,

Sigh. Restoration company saying this is going to be a big job. All the carpet will have to come out, and ceilings and walls in several of the rooms. And I caught it within an hour and a half of the break.

nicholashead,
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@ai6yr that really sucks. So sorry. The curveballs of life sometimes..

BakerRL75,
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@ai6yr Oh Ben, I’m so sorry! Do you know what caused it (busted pipe, fitting, shifting house), or is it too soon?

ai6yr,

@BakerRL75 It looks like a supply line to a sink snapped... plastic.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr @BakerRL75 what type of plastic? Early PEX stuff?

ai6yr,

@douglasvb @BakerRL75 no idea. Replacing the rest of the supply lines in this house is also going on the list. I started doing that but there are some ancient ones I dared not touch...

firefly,
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@ai6yr I am so sorry. We went through this almost exact situation this past summer. I feel for ya’ll.

ai6yr,

@firefly How long did it take you before you had everything back in order?

firefly,
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@ai6yr in the end it took about 2 1/2 months. We had to have our floors ripped up, drywall pulled out about halfway up the wall baseboards pulled up. And then everything repainted. It could’ve been done faster but some of it was just waiting for workers and materials. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

ai6yr,

@firefly Thanks, helpful. The mitigation contractor said 3 months but I didn't know if I believed them or not.

llewelly,
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@ai6yr so sorry. Busted pipes are the worst

quantumjoyce,
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@ai6yr How long before restoration is completed?

ai6yr,

@quantumjoyce depends on the insurance company. The restoration guy says 3 months. So I mentally am thinking 3-6.

inoru_no_hoshi,

@ai6yr ooooooof. That sucks big time!!

mjausson,
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@ai6yr I'm so sorry!

mjausson,
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@ai6yr Might this be an opportunity to maybe move/remove some walls or replace carpet with nicer floors?

Any other improvement opportunities now that you'll have to have contractors in the house anyway?

me_valentijn,
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@mjausson @ai6yr

Nice floor tiles are awesome. We got them to make the best use of our underfloor heating, but also great in keeping our house cooler during Dutch summer heatwaves. And zero worries about flooding, which also could end up being helpful when living at sea level.

We ended up getting long thick ceramic tiles with a natural reddish-brown wood grain pattern. Rated for commercial use, so the surface won't be degrading any time soon.

ai6yr,

@me_valentijn @mjausson Very good question, indeed. I was just thinking if they are going to have to remove walls, I should run some Ethernet cabling.

Karoli,
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@ai6yr yikes! My sympathies

darwinwoodka,
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@ai6yr oh no

Baileycat2,

@ai6yr Sorry to hear this…been though this as well…twice:(

ai6yr,

@Baileycat2 yikes!

Baileycat2,

@ai6yr Both times in my son’s room…same pipe! First time I wanted complete pipe replace…of course no one agreed…then a year latter it happened again-less damage that time, but the whole pipe was replaced. Get a good restoration company…makes all the difference. The blowers still haunt me🙄.

rombat,
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@ai6yr Sorry to hear that. Water is a nightmare. It’s why I have leak sensors all over that will send a critical alert to my phone when triggered.

jeridansky,
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@ai6yr I'm so sorry. Wishing you a supportive insurance company and restoration folks who do good work (and can get going right away).

mjf_pro,
@mjf_pro@hachyderm.io avatar

@ai6yr Ugh! What happened, pipe burst?

ai6yr,

@mjf_pro Toilet supply line burst

mjf_pro,
@mjf_pro@hachyderm.io avatar

@ai6yr 🥺 Aw man that sucks.

jfreebo,
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@ai6yr damn - sorry, Ben

SteveInVentura,
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@ai6yr A actual break, bummer. We once had a hose to the clothes washer burst while we were on vacation. We came home to a stream coming out of the garage door near to where the washer is. Here in Ventura pin hole leaks occur a lot due to the hard water. We had all of our pipes lined with epoxy which is controversial, but we have a lifetime guarantee against leaks and we don’t drink the tap water.

other95,
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@ai6yr oh no, terrible news.

ukuku,
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@ai6yr so sorry:( Been there. Unpleasant.

exador23,
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@ai6yr oh no.

hisstogramma,
@hisstogramma@m.ai6yr.org avatar

@ai6yr ugh! We had water leak through our gutters into a seam in our windows one epic storm and it was a nightmare. The noisy ginormous fans to dehumidify and dry everything out that wasn’t getting replaced were an awful 5-6 day nightmare

USelaine,
@USelaine@mastodon.online avatar

@ai6yr Man!

MsMerope,
@MsMerope@sfba.social avatar

@ai6yr oh wow, that is a disaster.

It was that earthquake... moved the ground and misaligned your pipes!

ClimateJenny,
@ClimateJenny@mastodon.social avatar

@ai6yr So sorry!

Mx_EddyNikko,

@ai6yr
Ugh,sorry to hear this,and you caught it quick...oy

Surflassie,
@Surflassie@m.ai6yr.org avatar

@ai6yr Oh no! I am curious - does that seem like a reasonable assessment?

ai6yr,

@Surflassie well, we had pictures peeling out of the walls... and carpet with 2 inches of water. Not great.

Surflassie,
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@ai6yr yeah that doesn’t sound good. Hope it isn’t as bad as it sounds

joy,
@joy@mastodon.social avatar

@ai6yr Oh no, that sucks so bad.

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