I was woken this morning to Marilu telling me there was water in the basement. I ran downstairs to discover water streaming down in at least 3 different locations in our laundry room. I ran upstairs, and lo and behold, the main floor toilet had overflown. I suspect Lucas may have put too much toilet paper in it at some point last night, but who knows? Whatever the case, we stopped the overflow with a single pump of the plunger, but the damage had already been done.
We called the insurance company and they sent out an emergency contractor. Four guys worked on our basement and upstairs bathroom/entryway almost all day, and the above picture gives you an idea of what they accomplished.
They put anything that had been water damaged in our garage, and based on what I've seen, we didn't lose anything of importance. I thought three boxes of comic books I had from the 80s and early 90s were destroyed since they were sitting in the water, but miraculously, the water didn't soak through the cardboard. Go figure.
The insurance adjuster is visiting tomorrow along with a guy from the contractor who will provide an estimate for the work that needs to be done. Hopefully, we'll be back to normal sooner rather than later. That said, it blows my mind that one little toilet can wreck a home so thoroughly.
3 comments:
Wow. That is crazy that that is all from a backed-up toilet. At least it was that toilet and not a 2nd floor one. Still, what a drag. Sounds like your insurance company is being really helpful though, so that is great.
Sounds like you really lucked out with that insurance co. It's always taken days to get anyone out for our insurance issues. Remember to get plastic bins from now on!
The bulk of what was stored was in plastic bins. Very little material things will need to be replaced. Too bad the floor and walls couldn't be put in bins.
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