The interior damage to our home

Two weeks ago, when I first postedย hereย about the tree falling on our home, we didn’t know the damage going on inside the house.ย Our house has suffered extensive interior damage from the tree.

A few days after the tree hit the house, we realized that our bedroom carpet and the carpet in the master bath (which I hate) were getting wet.

A plumber confirmed that the tree had indeed hit the roof where the vent stacks for the master bath plumbing were located and shoved it down into the walls about 2 feet, breaking all the plumbing pipes and shattering them on the basement floor in the basement bathroom.

What was initially thought to be just roof damage quickly became a whole master bedroom, master bathroom, and basement bathroom remodel project in our future.

 

 

The damage estimated is well over $40,000 at this point.

 

 
 
The contractor assigned to our claim from our insurance company has removed our carpets, sub-floors, and part of the basement ceiling in the last week, as well as installed large fans and dehumidifiers to dry out the water in the walls and between the two floors.
 
 
 

The water flooded down into the basement bathroom and bedrooms.

 

 
 
The estimate for the repair work is currently around $25,000, but we are still waiting on final approvals to start the work.
 
Overall, we have lost some rafters in the roof, all the floors and ceilings in the master suite, including the walk-in closet walls because it is the plumbing wall for the master bath, and all the walls and ceilings in the basement bathroom.
 
The next few weeks/months will surely be an adventure we didn’t have planned. ย I will be posting updates along the way.
 
 
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“You will be delivered by returning and resting; Your strength will lie in quiet confidence.”  Isaiah 30:15
 

Other posts in this series:

We Lost A Battle With Nature This Weekend

Why We Chose Laminate Floors Over Hardwood

Master Bedroom and Bath Reveal

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