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| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on June 24, 2016, 08:43:38 pm ---Everything is back on finally and we didn't really get any flood damage. --- End quote --- That's good. I've been through both and the flood is worse. Around here they insist on trying to save the house and pray it doesn't end up full of black mold. It always ends up full of black mold but you have to live in it though multiple rounds of mold remediation before they finally raze it and start over. At least with a fire they usually rip down immediately. And the fire doesn't mess up your whole area. |
| dkersten:
Living in a relatively dry climate, mold isn't much of an issue for us even after a flood, as long as we dry it out fast. But I would agree that any kind of flood is the worst. I have nightmares all the time about water damage to my house. Although I would never go back to renting, home ownership can be horrible for your health... Water is the enemy, it causes stress. So far this year it's been: pipe burst in the ceiling in the basement bathroom, toilet upstairs came unsealed again and leaked into the basement bathroom, the temporary patch to the burst pipe started leaking again, and then frozen water pummeled my house to the tune of $15k in damage to my brand new roof, siding, gutters, fence, and windows. I have two big holes in my ceiling in the bathroom and need to do extensive drywall repair after I figure out how to permanently fix the pipe that burst, and I just finished my upstairs bathroom remodel so I shouldn't have toilet leaking issues any more. My next 3 months will be spent completely renovating the exterior of my house. My next door neighbor just had his pressure tested. I always knew we had hella high water pressure in our neighborhood, but it turns out we are around 130psi !! Most plumbing fixtures are designed for 80 or less... |
| deadmoney5:
I suddenly realize that I do not have it so bad! Thanks guys! Seriously..not trying to be a dick. But you DO realize how good you have it when you see other people with REAL problems they are dealing with. :cheers: |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: dkersten on June 30, 2016, 11:13:13 am ---Living in a relatively dry climate, mold isn't much of an issue for us even after a flood, as long as we dry it out fast. But I would agree that any kind of flood is the worst. I have nightmares all the time about water damage to my house. Although I would never go back to renting, home ownership can be horrible for your health... Water is the enemy, it causes stress. So far this year it's been: pipe burst in the ceiling in the basement bathroom, toilet upstairs came unsealed again and leaked into the basement bathroom, the temporary patch to the burst pipe started leaking again, and then frozen water pummeled my house to the tune of $15k in damage to my brand new roof, siding, gutters, fence, and windows. I have two big holes in my ceiling in the bathroom and need to do extensive drywall repair after I figure out how to permanently fix the pipe that burst, and I just finished my upstairs bathroom remodel so I shouldn't have toilet leaking issues any more. My next 3 months will be spent completely renovating the exterior of my house. My next door neighbor just had his pressure tested. I always knew we had hella high water pressure in our neighborhood, but it turns out we are around 130psi !! Most plumbing fixtures are designed for 80 or less... --- End quote --- My water pressure is somewhere around 115 IIRC, but has a good quality reduction valve installed. You're making me satisfied with my decision to have the be$t plumber in town replumb the entire house before doing any renovations. :cheers: |
| ChadTower:
Heh, this time of year the water pressure to our neighborhood is barely a trickle. So many people watering their lawns and 100+ year old water mains. |
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