I have seen this type of damage a lot over the years being in the homeowners insurance business and here is my take on it. Based upon the drywall damage as seen in the photos it needs to be pulled and replaced. While it's possible some of it may be dried with fans the cost to do that versus cutting it out and replacing just isn't worth it. Plus you really need to get the framing behind it dry as quickly as possible. The entire continuous ceiling should then be painted to match. The floors may be a bit more difficult as you already have some cupping of the wood. Usually the cupping and warping will get worse before it gets better so don't be suprised over the next day or two if it looks and feels worse. The GC probably wants to wait and see if thats the case or not. If the cupping is very slight it may go back down but it usually takes a few weeks for wood floors to dry out completely after being wet enought to show cupping. Worst case scenario is the entire floor will have to be resanded and finished, the problem with that is they can't sand flooring with too high of a moisture content or it will buckle again so the damaged area should be pulled and replaced as you are not in a situation to wait a month or longer for it to dry out. You also don't want to put off the floors until after you have moved in because you then have a whole lot of furniture and contents to worry about moving etc.. Plus refinishing floors is dusty and smelly work requiring you to be out of the house for several days once it's done. Unfortunately you can't sand and refinish just the area and get it to look right. If this was a pantry or small bathroom you may get away with it but not in the middle of the kitchen. It's too bad because if you have to resand it you have just lost some of the useful life of your floor as you can only sand it so many times before it has to be replaced. Hopefully it turns out not to be too bad and it can easily be repaired but if not hang in there and work through it. The idea of getting a water mitigation company out to take a look is also not a bad idea just for a second opinion. They can use moisture meters to tell you how bad the floors are and if they can dry them or not. Good luck.

The suggestions about closing with one party absent confused me until I re-read my post - thank you for the ideas but I wasn't clear and we don't need to close with one party. DH and I are both staying here till closing as we don't have a place to go in the new state. We'll go to a Residence Inn type place till we find a house to rent, hopefully no more than a couple of weeks. No plans to buy until we explore more and figure out exactly where we want to be. This isn't retirement, but a let's shake things up and go some place pretty that we love and enjoy a new lifestyle. It's a total leap of faith, no family or friends there and DH will have to reinvent himself business wise a bit. Weedy exempt is sometimes called a pocket listing in other places - or at least that's what I've read here. We're not on the MLS and there's no sign although we could have one if we wanted but then there's no point in doing the exempt. It was a calculated choice/risk knowing we would see less traffic but trusting that our house would still draw interest from realtor word of mouth and that's exactly what happened. We had 2 realtors from different agencies bring in co-workers to view the house and give input as to pricing. Then they pull comps, make a package and presentation. Actually, the second realtor, the one we didn't hire, never got to present her analysis and suggestions because she wanted to make an appointment to do that sometime this week! The other realtor had her analysis and package pulled together and did her presentation within 24 hours of her company viewing. That method of determining pricing is standard around here but I'm learning from friends elsewhere that's not true everywhere. It's different than a realtors open which happens after you're listed. Anyway, we made the right choice although the other realtor doesn't see it that way, and unfortunately she's someone I've known a long time and is very hurt. It was a business decision, not personal but she's never going to see that :-( We signed contract papers last night, lawyers get them today. They agreed to our 11/15 closing and countered the price to 1.2% under our listing. It doesn't get much better. Still have the inspection hoops and lawyers so a reserved yippee is in order! Thank you all for being in my cheering section! This post was edited by dlm2000 on Wed, Sep 24, 14 at 14:21

As a fellow sufferer of middle age (beats the alternative) the sagging isn't going to stop (as any number of pulled to tight, frozen faced celebrities can attest). I wouldn't do tile, it won't give with the next sag. Get something easy to stand on that will give a little f something else should settle or sag. It will be better for you in the long run. Cork and linoleum offer lots of versatility, great colour choices and may set off you beautiful cabinetry better than more wood.

I looked up JRN nursery and it has some real mixed reviews. Many say that they were price gouged. Nothing has prices and he just makes up prices at checkout which are outrageous. It talks about bad customer service and ignoring customers too... https://www.yelp.com/biz/jrn-nursery-2-houston Joshua's in the Heights is OK for one or two special plants but they don't grow anything there and it's very high priced.