The Bad Things That Happen

I'll have good stuff to post soon, but people have asked for pictures regarding the damage, so here it is. Maddie was reporting water on her floor in her room. We thought water was coming in at the foundation. We had very heavy rains for many days about two weeks ago. The next day, Maddie reported it was much worse and the ceiling was wet. When you would step on the floor, the water would seep up through the planks. the planks were warping. It was looking very bad. There was nothing we could do, as the rain kept pouring down upon us. Travis called our insurance guy and he put a tarp on the roof where we thought the rain was coming in. By that time, the wall had bubbled under the paint and there were little water balloons of made from the paint. The floor seemed to have about two inches of water on it. Even the dry side of the room was destroyed as the wood expanded and the floor buckled. I came home from school and Maddie declared, "Now my floor is elevated." Mind you, Travis put this floor in last fall/winter. There were now wet spots in the family room and living room. The roofer came and moved the tarp. We had dryers in the house for over a week which were LOUD and made us all very anxious. Even Licky was hissing at everyone and was very tense. It just wasn't a good week. To top it off, that Saturday afternoon, a central branch on the tree in the front yard broke off. The remaining central limb is weakened at the joint and the tree will have to be removed. THEN, the air conditioning went out. Now this week, Morgan had a flat tire at school and we had to replace the tire. We are still waiting on the insurance claim. Travis already bought the replacement wood. W have everything lined up to get fixed, but are waiting on insurance. So, that is all I know. Here are the pictures:

The initial water damage:

Maddie's ceiling - our first indication that it was the roof, not the foundation:

The area affected. You can see how the plants are wet at the junctions.

The ceiling in the family room. I looked up and said, "oh no."

The highest point of the ceiling in the family room - above the fireplace.

The broken tree - you can see the hole!

The branches that came down, finally...

A view from the other side.

The tarp in the valley of death.

The last dryer. There were 5 at one point plus a big space heater. I was afraid the house might burn down with that heater - it was very dry and very hot in that room.

The hole in Maddie's wall. Lani came over to see the damage and the insurance guy was here and we stood there as the rain started AGAIN and the water just ran down the studs in the wall. Lani told Roger that it was like the water walls at the doctor's office!

A close up of the boards. By this time they were dry and had warped and expanded.

You can see how much the floor buckled. This is what Maddie described as "elevated."

A very cute kitty, sleeping on our bed with Maddie's blankie and stuffed kitty. After all the horrible pictures you have just seen, you are in need of cute therapy.