Major Plumbing Disaster !

[tt11758]

Here followeth the long awaited post from the designated Iowegian:

billt, I feel your pain!!  Thanksgiving weekend the wife noticed a wet spot on the carpet in the dining room.  When the plumber arrived he made the assumption that it was a leak in the basebaord radiator on the other side of the wall, in the kitchen.  He returned on Monday, opened up a section of the dining room wall behind said radiator and found no leak.  While he was there, the wife was doing a load of laundry.  While he was sitting there contemplating where the leak might be, the washer went into the spin cycle, creating a fountain in our dining room.  Long story short, we had a broken (rotted out) galvanized exit pipe under the kitchen.  We were unable to avoid the jackhammering of the kitchen floor, however.  If you ever have the opportunity to have somebody jackhammer up your floor, pass.  While they had the floor open, they replumbed the entire house with flexible plastic piping.  Then we replaced the carpet in the dining room, living room, and adjoining hallway (all the same pattern), as well as the vinyl in the kitchen.  $12,000 later, and the house was back to normal......sort of.  As the flooring guy was installing the last trim plate between the new vinyl in the kitchen and the old vinyl in the entryway, he managed to screw through one of pipes that feeds the kitchen radiator, which created another fountain.  He shut off the main water supply, and (sheepishly) came to the store to tell me about it.  I called the plumber, who peeled back some of the NEW vinyl in the kitchen, and some of the old vinyl in the entryway, brought in the contractor with the jackhammer, and dug up another section of floor.  The pipe was fixed and the new concrete poured on that little debacle the same afternoon.  Now we're just waiting for the new entryway vinyl to arrive so it can be installed.

I'd ask "what next?", but I REALLY don't want to know.

[TAB]

been there...   Just got done doing bathroom to the tune of about 45k.  A cable guy drilled right thru the main wet wall for the house so he could install a tv in the bathroom.  it was a 1 1/2" copper line that he put a 3/8" hole all the way thru.  long story short the bath had to come out as it soaked the sub floor.  his insurance was pissed when I faxed them a copy of the contract and invoice.   

[tt11758]

been there...   Just got done doing bathroom to the tune of about 45k.  A cable guy drilled right thru the main wet wall for the house so he could install a tv in the bathroom.  it was a 1 1/2" copper line that he put a 3/8" hole all the way thru.  long story short the bath had to come out as it soaked the sub floor.  his insurance was pissed when I faxed them a copy of the contract and invoice.   

I can understand that.  I expect my insurance agent to stop taking my calls soon.  Last summer we had a HUGE hailstorm, and ended up with a $10,000 claim for a new roof to replace the 2-year old one.  In November we had the plumbing debacle, and in January we totaled my car hitting a deer.  All the same insurance agent and same insurance COMPANY.  Think my rates'll go up next year?

[billt]

As they often say, misery loves company. You make my problems seem minor! The dry wall guys are here now, and I have to say they are extremely talented. There is a lot more to drywall than it looks. Everything is blending beautifully. Tomorrow they'll finish off the painting, and everything will be back to normal. I never thought when this whole mess started, it would be done so fast, as well as so professional. I was very fortunate to run into guys who really knew what they were doing. Horror stories about these things are just about everywhere you care to look.   Bill T.

[MikeBjerum]

Enquiring minds need to know -

I assume Melani is guarding the guns ... Who is guarding Mel the workers 

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[billt]

Actually Sam, my Golden Retriever follows them from room to room. He's not used to all this activity.  Bill T.

[billt]

Well the drywall guys have just left, and the nightmare is just about over. These guys are artists, and I'm not kidding. They haven't painted yet, (First thing in the morning), and you cannot tell anything was ever done! I was very impressed. Drywall is like any other trade, they make it look easy. What I found so impressive, and was worried about, is as you can tell from the pictures the cuts were make where there is nothing to "nail into". He laughed and said that was no problem. He installed backups that were really strong. I could tell by the pressure he was using on the trowel when he was spreading the "mud". They then kept sponging it, let it dry then brought in this texture machine that worked like a halfway clogged spray painter that blasted little clumps of plaster on to the wall. It looked like total crap when he finished. After it was allowed to partially set up he then squeegeed it and it matched perfectly. He'll be back in the morning to finish up the painting and then this fiasco will be history. Thank God! Back to scope selection for the Kimber 8400. I hate distractions from life's real purpose!  Bill T.

[billt]

Well, everything is back to normal. The painters have just left, and they did an absolutely perfect job! You can't even tell regardless of how hard you look. These guys are really super talented. Melanie is reorganizing and cleaning things up, and I've learned from experience to stay out of her way until she's done. So I'm "having one", and enjoying the company of you guys! All and all it was an experience I don't want to have again. But, as they say, it's all's well that ends well. Now, BACK TO GUNS!!   Bill T.

[shooter32]

, as they say, it's all's well that ends well. Now, BACK TO GUNS!!   Bill T.

Glad to hear it!

Now, what's next on your to buy list? 

[Hazcat]

Glad everything is 'normal' again.