How to protect our new house from damage by movers?
Sarah
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Comments (9)Jenny, I'm glad you're OK! I am online for the first time since the storm, thanks to a generator. I was just about to post to see if anyone else in this area was affected. I also live within a couple miles of the tornado path, about an hour away from Jenny. They say here in Arkansas it was the same tornado on the ground for 120 miles. Anyway, it went across part of our farm and totally devastated the trees on two hillsides. It killed at least one of our cows and injured some others. But, we were very lucky! Neither our current house nor the new house was damaged, but there are so many houses right around us that are totally destroyed, including one that was just built fairly recently. The worst part for us now is that our nearest town was hit hard and the power is out to our entire county. The hospital and water treatment plant are both shut down, and they don't expect to get power back even in town for about a week. For us, it will probably be a couple of weeks, if then. So, I can only get online at certain times when we use the generator. On the selfish side, I suppose progress on our house will be delayed a week or two, and now I'm anxious to get the last few details finished up since our builder will soon be in even greater demand because of all the rebuilding! Here is a link that might be useful: My house blog...See MoreProtecting your new house during move-in
Comments (2)You'll think this is weird, but it worked for us. I took quilt batting that I already had, but blankets would work too, 2 large moving boxes cut open and made a "sandwich out of them. Put them against the wall and secured them with bungee cords on the stairwell. Worked perfectly. As to other walls I just asked everyone to be extra careful and maybe promise them lots of their favorite food and beverages when all is said and done....See MoreWater damage in new house discovered at possession :(
Comments (29)I am so sorry you're having to go thru this. We are redoing our kitchen due to a leak - FWIW, we had the insurance pay out what it would have cost to put it back "exactly the way it was", while it was somewhat a pain to have to quote stripping and replacing wallpaper and rebuilding up the floor to the original height, this allowed us to take that money and our own funds and gut the kitchen and do it the way we wanted. Yes unplanned remodel has been a huge inconvienence and unplanned expense - but it also allowed us to remodel the way we wanted and for quite a bit less of our own money than if we had done it later. Something to think about. I'd also highly recommend getting your own contractor you trust - dont use their people unless you feel 100% comfortable with them. Have your contractor quote what it would be to put it back the way it was - have the insurance pay you out and then decide what you really want to do. Have the contractor quote it out Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for the insurance. It really sounds like you should also fight to have the cabinets declared a complete loss -- uppers and lowers due to the mold and moisture - likely less expensive too to replace with new rather than having something custom made to match the existing. if the cabs need to come out to ensure it gets dry (likely if they were in contact with the wet floor -- water seeps up boxes and damages them - then they need to take the counter out too and are likely to replace that as well. Good Luck!...See MoreFire damaged foundation and protecting foundation over winter
Comments (3)The rebar and other reinforcements in the concrete expand and contract at different rates. That's not a problem with the usual minimal stable temperature ranges, but creates large enough cracks during a fire that it renders the foundation unsound for future bearing use. Not to mention the heat damaged plumbing contained within or under the slab also cannot be re-used. I'm sorry for your loss....See MoreWestCoast Hopeful
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