Hi all--So after posting this question to you, I have some news to report. I woke up this morning to the sound of the water pump. Everything was fine in my apartment (I live in the in-law apartment and usually rent out the house but it's vacant now). I knew something had to be going on in the house, so I rushed over there to find my kitchen flooded. The water was coming from the upstairs bathroom. I've been on the phone all day with ins. people, the plumber, etc. Right now Service Master people are drying the place out. IF my insurance covers the damage, this could be a blessing in disguise. If not, I don't even want to think about it. Anyway, view the pictures. I live in Maine--why???? http://picasaweb.google.com/nctrev/WaterDamage Happy new year, everybody! :-)
We had a similar experience with our rental house. Upstairs plumbing had been leaking for some time and the accumulation of water finally soaked through the plaster and a section of the ceiling on the first floor came down. The incident corresponded to a major thunderstorm and our assumption at the time was that we had storm damage.
We had a remediation contractor in to clean up and dry out and contacted our insurance company. The adjuster’s investigation found the cause to be leaky plumbing and not storm damage. Leaky plumbing was not covered under our insurance. We got a second opinion from a contractor who we trusted and the contractor confirmed that the leaky plumbing caused the damage.
I looked at the photos you posted and noticed black spotting on some of the ceiling surfaces. We had similar spots which turned out to be mold. The mold was treated and controlled. We are rehabbing the house for sale. We have decided we need less real estate - not more.
OMG, I think the same might be true of my situation! I don't know if leaky pipes are covered or not, but just looking at it, I'm afraid this might have happened over time and I was not aware of it. Yikes. Yes, less real estate = less responsibility, and I'm ready for that.
BTW, who are you, InsideLookingOut? I'm Nancy. Maybe we all should post our names here! Anyway, thanks for your message!
Staying anonymous isn’t a bad thing. I certainly don’t mind sharing my conversations with others from the class, however, blogs are open doors anyone can enter.
Creating a secure profile which is only accessible by a registered member and monitored by an administrator would allow for direct contact if both parties were logged in and agreed. I don’t know how you go about setting up that functionality but I have seen it on other blogs.
I will send you an email using your contact information on the “62” site and would be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding our experience with undetected plumbing leaks.
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Hi all--So after posting this question to you, I have some news to report. I woke up this morning to the sound of the water pump. Everything was fine in my apartment (I live in the in-law apartment and usually rent out the house but it's vacant now). I knew something had to be going on in the house, so I rushed over there to find my kitchen flooded. The water was coming from the upstairs bathroom. I've been on the phone all day with ins. people, the plumber, etc. Right now Service Master people are drying the place out. IF my insurance covers the damage, this could be a blessing in disguise. If not, I don't even want to think about it. Anyway, view the pictures. I live in Maine--why????
http://picasaweb.google.com/nctrev/WaterDamage
Happy new year, everybody! :-)
Boomer:
We had a similar experience with our rental house. Upstairs plumbing had been leaking for some time and the accumulation of water finally soaked through the plaster and a section of the ceiling on the first floor came down. The incident corresponded to a major thunderstorm and our assumption at the time was that we had storm damage.
We had a remediation contractor in to clean up and dry out and contacted our insurance company. The adjuster’s investigation found the cause to be leaky plumbing and not storm damage. Leaky plumbing was not covered under our insurance. We got a second opinion from a contractor who we trusted and the contractor confirmed that the leaky plumbing caused the damage.
I looked at the photos you posted and noticed black spotting on some of the ceiling surfaces. We had similar spots which turned out to be mold. The mold was treated and controlled. We are rehabbing the house for sale. We have decided we need less real estate - not more.
Hope your outcome is better than ours.
OMG, I think the same might be true of my situation! I don't know if leaky pipes are covered or not, but just looking at it, I'm afraid this might have happened over time and I was not aware of it. Yikes. Yes, less real estate = less responsibility, and I'm ready for that.
BTW, who are you, InsideLookingOut? I'm Nancy. Maybe we all should post our names here! Anyway, thanks for your message!
nancy
Boomer:
Staying anonymous isn’t a bad thing. I certainly don’t mind sharing my conversations with others from the class, however, blogs are open doors anyone can enter.
Creating a secure profile which is only accessible by a registered member and monitored by an administrator would allow for direct contact if both parties were logged in and agreed. I don’t know how you go about setting up that functionality but I have seen it on other blogs.
I will send you an email using your contact information on the “62” site and would be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding our experience with undetected plumbing leaks.
Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm was there! Repairs are being made, and I'm much relieved.
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