Unexpected Remodel

We woke up Sunday morning a couple weeks ago to a bit of a disaster at our house. Our water heater supply line had failed, and as a result, we had a minor flood. I say minor because the we were able to sop up the surface water with a few towels. However, the damage was bad. The more Dan and I tore into the area, the more damage we found.

 Subflooring was mush and had to be removed.

The padding under our laminate floor was D R I P P I N G wet!

Drywall was wet up 2 ft in some areas.

The laminate flooring we loving laid just 2 years ago was swelling and warping.

We knew we were in way over our heads!

So, we called our insurance company, and then Belfor Property Restoration.

The Belfor trucks showed up Monday morning.

They tore up all the flooring around the flooded area and then started probing for moisture content. The rod that they are putting into the holes drilled in the cabinets in the above picture beeps every time water is detected. I started calling it the "Evil Beeper Thing" because it would not shut up!! It beeped at everything!! Meaning, of course, there was a lot of water.

At the end of day 2, the house had been well torn apart.

So here we are, on day... hmm, I guess its been 12 days since the "flood." We are living in a vacation rental (thank you Traveler's Insurance Co) because the house has been gutted, and is STILL drying out! So, what are we going to do? Well, we've decided that while the house is torn apart we should try to get as many projects finished as possible! So the "wish list" is as follows:

Entire House

new flooring

paint ceilings

Kitchen

new countertops

replace kitchen door

paint touch-up

Living Room

replace glass in front door

patch and repaint walls

Front Bathroom
new flooring
refinish vanity
new countertops
paint (wainscoting?)
shower curtain
rugs
Hall
paint
wainscoting
Girls' Room
build murphy beds
paint
curtains
rugs
Back Bathroom
new vinyl flooring
add storage shelves
Master Bedroom
paint

Ok, I'm exhausted just thinking about all of this! So far we have done most of the demolition work, but WOW! And my poor husband only has weekends to work on this project. Well, this is a WISH list. We'll see how far we actually get. Wish us luck! And your prayers are appreciated! :o)

Tina

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

 Matthew 19:26