Late last week, we thought we were done with the basement reconstruction after the water leak and resulting flood.  But alas, it was not to be.  The company that did the repairs, did a pretty poor job at floating the walls and ceiling after the drywall was installed, and there are lots of visible issues. Read more about Basement – two steps forward, one step back[…]

Now comes the fun part, trying to get the insurance company to properly reimburse us for the damage the plumbing leak caused. A particular point of contention are the personal items.  Insurance companies don’t want to pay for something new.  In cases like this, they claim to reimburse for cash value of the affected items. Read more about More plumbing leak damage – personal property[…]

It has been a long road to recovering from the catastrophic plumbing leak that occurred two months ago due to our plumbers over-tightening a plastic fitting. For starters, the leak itself turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg when it came to our plumbing issues.  We had another plumber come and inspectRead more about Pluming leak update[…]