Motorcycle RN
Pretty Vacant
Hi Barfers!
I live in a townhouse in Modesto. So one fine morning last fall I was awakened by the sound of running water where it oughtn't be. I ran to the garage where the water heater resides and found one of the flex pipes leading to the water heater had burst. I shut off the water and replaced both flex pipes. Mission accomplished! Not!
The sheet rock around the water heater and HVAC was covered with mold. Apparently the pipe had a slow leak for an undetermined period.
I put in an insurance claim on my homeowner's policy which was denied on the grounds that the high humidity conditions had existed for more that two weeks. Letters contesting the decision were denied. I contacted public adjusters in the area and they seemed uninterested. The local bar assn doesn't return my calls. :wtf
A rep from a mold remediation company determined that the sheet rock around the water heater/ HVAC unit as well as my kitchen needs to come out. This includes most of the kitchen cabinets. Ah, the joy of homeownership!
People have told me to tear into it myself but I think it's way outside my scope of practice. I've bleached the visible moldy areas several times which seems to have stopped any further spread.
Anyone ever been in a similar situation? How did you solve it?
Thanks!
Scott
I live in a townhouse in Modesto. So one fine morning last fall I was awakened by the sound of running water where it oughtn't be. I ran to the garage where the water heater resides and found one of the flex pipes leading to the water heater had burst. I shut off the water and replaced both flex pipes. Mission accomplished! Not!
The sheet rock around the water heater and HVAC was covered with mold. Apparently the pipe had a slow leak for an undetermined period.
I put in an insurance claim on my homeowner's policy which was denied on the grounds that the high humidity conditions had existed for more that two weeks. Letters contesting the decision were denied. I contacted public adjusters in the area and they seemed uninterested. The local bar assn doesn't return my calls. :wtf
A rep from a mold remediation company determined that the sheet rock around the water heater/ HVAC unit as well as my kitchen needs to come out. This includes most of the kitchen cabinets. Ah, the joy of homeownership!
People have told me to tear into it myself but I think it's way outside my scope of practice. I've bleached the visible moldy areas several times which seems to have stopped any further spread.
Anyone ever been in a similar situation? How did you solve it?
Thanks!
Scott