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A couple of people saw me whining on twitter and emailed to ask how the kitchen is doing. Short answer: not so good.
We have flood-drying fans going right now. They are really loud. I’m a little frustrated because I can’t concentrate with the noise. Also because our kitchen is gutted and not functioning.
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That stinks!
…can I empathize with you for a moment, here? Two years ago, the lower level of my house was entirely flooded. Only about two inches of water, but it was standing in my house. (*I must add that this has happened six times total. It was a problem with a drainage culvert that the city eventually fixed.) Even though we spent around seven hours with shop vacs removing the water, we had a wonderful company called ServPro come out to make sure we weren’t molding. We were. Long story short, we had around a dozen of those industrial fans and dehumidifiers running twenty-four hours for three days, they pulled up the carpet that covered about 75% of the downstairs, and they cut out a section of drywall about two feet high throughout our house. I also had a two year old and a four year old at the time. Long story short, I so, so feel your pain.
Make sure to keep photo documenting the damages and repairs. Given how HD is being such a jerk, you may need the proof for litigation. So sorry you’re going through this.
Is that Gordon in those sexy sweatpants? I bet that’s business attire for the work-at-home dad. Maybe look at the positive – kitchen makeover – re-do the cabinets and some new appliances. If you contact HGTV, maybe you can be on a make-over show.
This just sucks. Sorry you have to go through this. Hope it is over soon.
Ditto:( Sending hugs and sympathy. Here in my area we have seen astronomically worse but it was due to Nature’s fury. It just seems so hurtful that you and your family go this because of a company’s shoddy goods & service. This shouldn’t have happened. How are the fur-kids dealing with all of this?
I third this sentiment. Life happens and you certainly can’t hold it accountable for the actions of others, but I’m sorry for the inconvenience of it–all the same. I hope you guys get back to your normal as soon as possible.
You buy a new house/apartment or you repair and repaint your existing house. Whatever it is, it was a big job and a big change and very expensive. Then when finally the dust settles, you sit back, heave a sigh and tell yourself “Well, at least I wont have to worry about my home for a few years now. I repaired everything or everything is new.”
And then your newly painted bedroom develops big damp patches and you stare at it and wonder what evil you wrought in your past life because now you’ll have to tear out that section to pull out the concealed water pipes that your predecessor had thought was such a brilliant idea and was now leaking through the walls.
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My favorite part of reconstruction and remodeling is that happy wow! feeling I get when it is done. That being said, my basement has been in a state of remodel for 3 years and the only thanksgiving there is that it is the basement and I don’t have to use it.
Ugh, I feel your pain. We came back from a 4 wk vacation to find standing water covering our downstairs from a defective burst hose that had just been installed a few months prior. Had the industrial fans going full blast for a week to dry out. We almost gave up and went to a hotel for the duration. The only good thing that came out of it was that since we had to replace the entire downstairs flooring, we decided to install hydronic heating in the floors, so now our floors are toasty warm.
Everyone extolls the virtues of homeownership. IT SUCKS! IT BLOWS! IT MAKES YOU GROW UP!
Seriously, that is a big bag of hell. Those fans do work. Was visiting friends when their upper floor bathroom flooded the 1st floor house (busted pipe). Fans had to go and the AC was out. It was a heat wave and so humid out your sweat was sweaty. We watched NCIS reruns (3 adults in pjs people) on their living room floor because it was too hot to try and sleep upstairs. We all got sick the next week. It was awesome. Their floors and walls were fixed but carpet had to GOOOOooo.
This too shall pass but in the meantime have a stiff drink and possibly some chocolate.
After reading all these posts I think I have to agree that home ownership sucks. We had the major hot-water pipe that fed the upper floors of our rented apartment building burst in our front closet. It flooded the entire apartment but because we were renting and had home owners insurance and cheap Ikea furniture at the time it wasn’t difficult to replace the essentials. Our landlords had to replace the floors and we too had those industrial fans going 24/7 for 3 days but they put us a hotel room for the first night. I can’t imagine the pain of having to pay for all that ourselves and make all the arrangements. My sympathy and condolences. It seems even worse since your home is also your office and you don’t get to escape it for 8 hours a day.
That sucks! We had a flood in our upstairs that was thankfully minor (all things considered), but we had fans running for days. And that icky wet linoleum adhesive smell that went with it. Our shop vac still smells like that.
If you need a break from the noise, bring your laptop and come over.
At least it is getting done – won’t be long now. Gently rock while repeating that mantra.
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At least you get a new floor…?
*hugs* I feel your pain. After a water heater death, a toilet that wouldn’t stop running, a leaky dishwasher and a thousand other little things, I was glad to leave home ownership behind. It’s sooo nice to be able to call the manager’s office and get things fixed for free now that I’m living in an apartment again. (Sure, I spent the first couple of weeks taking cold showers due to a dead water heater that just wouldn’t stay fixed, but I didn’t have to pay for the repairs or replacement.) I also now have exercise equipment that I could never afford and a swimming pool. ^^
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Since the link on her website (from http://www.ilona-andrews.com/books/ebooks/curran-vol-ii-fathers-and-sons) takes you to the same product ID on Amazon, I’m going with “it’s legit”.
And to at least try to be on-topic… like others, I’m sorry that you have to go through this but the bright side is that it will pass and then you can move on and look back on this as inspiration for more revenge snippets to post for us!
It’s us. We are trying to make money for tile floors and new cabinets, since Allstate is really not wanting to honor our homeowner policy. Starts to channel his inner Joe Pecsi, “They fuck you on the warranty, they fuck you on the insurance!”
Hahahaha!! We still say that when we go through the drive through.
Love the sasquatch walk through from the neck down.
I thought you posted a new POV for sale! Shucks! Post another one and we will buy!
Just checked – the post I made on Facebook yesterday on your behalf to the Home Depot site? GONE! Why am I NOT surprised?
I just finished fixing water damage to my downstairs after going through the exact same thing. The drying fans make you feel like you’re in a wind tunnel. Hang in there.
I was going to pick up some stuff today at Home Depot. I’ll go to Lowes now in your honor.
I’ve been there, but mine was in my bathroom, the toilet wasn’t installed correctly and leaked under the laminate floor. We had mold, and they tore up the laminate to fix it. At least it was a rental property.
That sucks! Can you add pain and suffering to your claim to Home Depot?
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I’m so sorry. It’s so awful when this happens. Home ownership can be such a pain. I hope it gets resolved soon. Sending positive and hopeful wishes your way. And I will not comment on the fabulous cover seeing as how those comments are closed….
Sue Home Depot and G.E. now! Just a letter from a savvy attorney may have some affect. It worked for me a couple years ago and in the settlement they had to pay all fees. It took six months and in the end it was worth it. Consumer advocate groups are a good place to start. Good Luck and go to a Hotel!
2 suggestions if Home Depot is not being responsive.
1) A friend had a similar situation with the water line behind the fridge leaking and causing thousands in damage and having trouble getting it fixed. He went on Linked In, got the contact information for every Vice President, Senior VP, and VP he could find and sent an email with the subject line “Does no one at Home Depot care about customer service anymore” and then told his story. He got it all fixed and paid for.
2) Angie’s List. I notice that customer’s that post “fails” on Angie’s list actually seem to get contacted and remediated by companies. After not getting help from calling and visiting and other contacts.
Good luck.
Yikes! I remember when my upstairs apartment neighbors’ flooded and the waterfall that used to be my ceiling just ruined everything. The smell of damp carpet and noise of fans is enough to drive anyone to insane. At least you will get new flooring, but when is this streak of rotten luck going to be over for you guys?
You should sue Home Depot. Negligence and gross negligence, although routinely disclaimed by any warranties, can usually result in damages in court. You should be able to recover costs associated with repairs, lost time from work (hard to compute when you work from home), etc.
Sorry to hear this. Everyone including myself seems to be falling victim to this botch and run mentality. Hope it gets resolved soon. We are at the lawyer stage with a scam builder did the dirty on us so I know howmuch energy it uses up. Sending positive vibes.
I am so so sorry.That really sucks. I hope you have a good lawyer.
Honestly, I think we should all write the company and tell them our feelings on this. Having had this exposure I will never buy anything from this company. I want them to know.
You may want to complain at BBB, usually the big companies don’t like to have disputes unsolved or solved and the client unhappy. Do you have a BBB in your area? My friend did it and for her it worked. Just an idea.
My husband who is more radical said go to court and you will win.
That sucks HARD! Extended warranties are such a pain in the ass!
We had one on our first laptop in England. The first of many that Darren broke and our warranty service center was somewhere in Germany. They kept hanging up on us, said it was one part or another then finally asked us to box it up and send it to them to fix. We never saw it again then the number was disconnected. O_o
I take my chances with the manufacturers warranty. But your homeowners should definitely cover the floor. My toilet leaked because the wax seal failed and my insurance paid for that water damage. Is that not the same kind of thing?
That was my kitchen floor covering about 15 years back. When we bought it we thought it was great… Now we have Italian Ceramic tiles and are much happier. Good luck with the rebuild and your insurance.
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OMG! What a freaking mess! Sorry you are being screwed over by two great American corporations (Home Depot and Allstate) but I am honestly not surprised. “Doing the right thing” is no longer something corporate America practices.
On a bright note…I LOVE the cover of Magic Rises! You describe Kate as not being conventionally beautiful but striking. Throw in a slight exotic ness that you would expect of a child of ancient king-like man and you have your cover image! My complements to the artist.
Oh…love the pack sweats!
Here here! The cover is AWESOME!!!!!
When I was, oh, nine or so… which would make my younger Brotherling seven… my parents decided to completely re-do the kitchen. Or, well, Dad decided that we should re-do the kitchen, and Mom agreed only because she wanted new floors. And maybe a new sink, the old one was pretty scuzzy.
We tore out the floors, the plumbing, and half the cabinets, and then Dad got a call from his boss. “So… we’re gonna have to ask you to drive to Chicago tomorrow.”
“Okay, no problem. Why?”
“You need to get your passport expedited.”
*increasingly suspicious* “WHY?”
“Well [random coworker] just came down with the flu and we need to send someone in his place this weekend. To Japan. For three weeks.”
…Consensus among most people is that Dad’s boss should have paid for the expensive B&B Dad took Mom to as an apology when he got home. Legend says the man still hides whenever Mom shows up at a social function.
Oh, NO! I thought you had the laminate flooring that comes in ‘boards’ that link together to make your floor look like hardwood! Hence the long e-mail I sent you. I didn’t know it was sheet laminate – poor things. Now I am TOTALLY embarrassed!
As for the cover of Magic Rises? IT IS GORGEOUS!!!! I can’t IMAGINE anyone saying anything bad about it!! BOOOOOO on those people!
P.S. —- if you go to your local flooring company and check their back room, you might find some really gorgeous tile. When I was redoing my last house, I got a bonus – a rich guy had ordered stone tiles for his house, tons of it, and then he went broke, so never picked it up….. I got a STEAL on it, and it raised the value of the house by a significant amount…..the tile was a warm cream marble, with black and gold veining. Stunning! He had also ordered kitchen back splash tiles with raised designs in a Celtic style with gold trim. There were only a few of those left, so I mixed them with a plain cream stone on the hearth. Did an Italian Plaster treatment in a warm burnished leather over the 70′s brick, and spray painted the insert with a copper firebox spray paint. Yummy. A couple hundred bucks, and I was living large! Just a thought…..
A few years ago, we had an actual SHIT STORM at our house. The septic tank got backed up so we called the septic tank people to come do their thing. Well, next thing you know, there’s this crazy noise, and this cap in the basement shoots off the wall and sewage comes spraying out all over the basement. You know that things have spun out of control when the hazmat team shows up on Sunday at midnight. Now we can joke about it because honestly how many people can say they literally had a shit storm. When it comes to insurance companies, don’t take NO for an answer. My experience mainly on the medical side (The infamous shit storm was covered) is that NO is sadly the default response. Keep going up the food chain, speak to supervisors. Sorry you have to deal with so much timesucking bureaucratic ridiculousness. Don’t let it get you down. I hope the shit storm story gives you a good laugh because at times like these laughing helps the most. Best wishes for handling absurdity. xx
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