Literally pours in our case. Ben went downstairs to our living room and noticed water dripping either from the ceiling or down the wall. The slate tiles in front of our fireplace were wet and the carpet was damp. We thought that the water was coming in from the fireplace or from the wall, but closer inspection and a trip up the stairs to our guest bedroom revealed that we have extensive water damage up there as well. Water has leaked in the ceiling, down the wall, buckled the drywall where the window meets the wall, and dripped all the way down to end up in the living room. The carpet is wet in there as well.
I called our insurance company (Liberty Mutual) and they told me they’re getting a TON of complaints similar to ours. Unfortunately, she told us that the damage will keep happening until the root cause (all the snow and ice that’s been built up) is completely gone. She said that we can try to extract the water from the carpet ourselves and to keep all receipts. She also put the worry about mold in my head. We took lots of pictures and documented the damage as best we could and will give our guy a call to see what he thinks needs to be done and how much it’s going to cost us.
My neighbor had the same damage and in his kitchen they’re going to tear out his drywall, repaint, hang cabinets if necessary, etc. In his bedroom they’re going to replace the carpet, tear out & replace the drywall, repaint, and replace the trim. He just noticed that he has more water damage in his laundry room and upstairs bathroom. The estimator will be coming out again to take a look at that damage.
Who knew that little dribbles of water could cause this much damage? We’re committed to paying the $500 deductible. Hopefully, we can get this all repaired soon.
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