Damage Estimates

Well its been weeks since my last blog. The damage estimates are in, all of the wet and mouldy stuff has been removed and the wet wood dried out and cleaned. The removal by Servepro was a slow process and cost a thousand dollars. They were neat, efficient and very good at what they do. I have no complaints with their response and their diligence in removing any harmful mold and sanitizing everything.

Estimates to repair the drywall, replace the carpeting, repaint, and repair the roof are in. Cost is well over $4,000. The insurance company said the roof was improperly designed so they will not pay to repair it, the furniture that was damaged is not covered either because the leak was not caused by wind damage to the roof. Oh well, the insurance company did give me a settlement that will allow me to repair the damage to the dry wall, repaint and recarpet less the 1,000 deductible.

I made a decision to buy the materials at Home Depot and replace the drywall, insulation and moldings myself. I will pay a tradesman to mud and texture the wall, but I will paint it. Fortunately I know how to do this work, and the drywall is all done as of yesterday and the guy will come Monday to mud and texture the drywall.  Boy I was tired after all that work!  I will have to get some paint mixed and will have to buy a couple of gallons since there are two different colored walls in the bedroom to repaint, and one in the garage. That is the easy part.

There should be enough money hopefully to pay a professional to fix and repair the roof so it does not leak again. I had a good estimate from Haas Maintenance and remodeling so just have to get on their repair schedule. So that is the saga of the big leak.