There are some things you never want to hear or have to ask. Things like, “Why is there so much water on the floor?” two days in a row. Water mysteries are one of those things I do not wait on. In my circle of friends, we have a group of handy people and general contractors that we recommend to each other.
Jaepeth Richards of RichCo LLC is one such person. I called him. He came over the next day. While it is a joy to see a competent person at work, I kinda wish it didn’t have to be at my house. He figured out the problem within 3 minutes of walking in. “Sudden catastrophic waterline break.” There’s water damage in the floor, the cabinets, the drywall, even the crawlspace.
Within 45 minutes, we had 4 people, 4 fans, and 1 dehumidifier in my kitchen, with the mitigator manager on the way. Within 3 hours, there was a plan to mitigate, an insurance claim number, a claims adjuster assigned, and a plan on how to deal with what will be at least 5 weeks of stuff.
I have a Shadowrun novel due in about 5 weeks. Frag me running sideways. I did get 1100 words in despite everything.
Demo day is Monday the 16th. We are moving as much of the kitchen to the garage as we can. Except for the tea kettle and my coffee. That stays inside for everyone’s sake. I have no idea how much of the kitchen will need to be replaced and how much of it will be paid for by insurance.
But I get a new kitchen. So, yay? But now I have to think about what I want verses what we can afford after the insurance kicks in.
I just read the waterline break mitigation estimate. It’s almost 5 figures. That doesn’t include replacing anything. I am going to have a friggin’ heart attack.
Oh man. This is going to be a tough month. Well, at least we caught it before a literal cesspool under the house. You can read about the Sewage Saga here if you like.
This, too, will pass. In the meantime, May I recommend you buy one of my books? Please? Or maybe buy me a ko-fi? I’m gonna need the caffeine.
