[Artchic528]

Way back in early November, a pipe or something burst in the master bath of the house and caused the whole carpet in there to be damaged, and smelly. So Dad tore out the carpet, and went to Lowe's to hire a contractor and such to finally take advantage of the situation and give the master bath a much needed remodel.

After consulting and ordering the stuff needed for the remodel, the stuff (tile, grout, shower fixtures etc.) was all delivered, and put in the garage. We were then told that it wouldn't be possible to start renovations until 2018. So we were stuck with the stuff in the garage, where Dad could have parked his car, for a month and a half.

Then, what we were told would be a few days of work has now turned into 4 days, and counting. Also, it turns out that the company who built the house didn't properly seal the waterline going to the tub in the master bath (which explained the leak causing water damage to the ceiling below the tub) so when the workers were finagling it to get it out of the way, it came apart and flooded more of the floor/ceiling, causing more damage.

Good news is that now Lowe's will fix the ceiling for free, which Dad was going to initially pay to get done because of the initial leak, and then the water damage leading to the renovations in the first place.

So, on top of having no master bath, we also don't have access to the two rooms below the master suite, AND the dining room where we stuffed all the furniture in said two rooms to get them out of the way for the workers to be able to work.

Long story short? Don't hire Lowe's to do renovations. Granted the second wave of water damage wasn't their fault, that sort of thing happens, but it's still aggravating none the less.

sorry to hear this. What a frustrating struggle.

[Medusax]

OMG!!!! I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!!!! We are (very slowly) renovating an old house. We will have been here 10 years by April, and while we have the BIG stuff finished, like the roof (was scary) electrical ( was VERY scary), and the heat/air system. We still have a long way to go. All the cosmetic stuff has to wait. So....peeling paint in the hallway, linoleum that needs replacement, etc. I DESPISE construction in a home.

[TishaBuv]

I feel for you. We lived on concrete floor with no tile laid for months and did a big renovation.

Lowe’s was very nice to not make you pay for the ceiling repair. Another contractor doubtfully would have been so nice.

We used Home Depot, and they also were so nice not to charge us for a mistake we made and gave it to us free without asking them to...really nice. I like using these big companies for that reason.

I hope they finish soon. I remember you once had bugs come out of your shower. I wonder if that pipe was the cause.

[eskielover]

Oh, I can relate. My house could replace the one in the movie "money Pit". My first winter on my farm I kept finding water in the basement & NO Idea where it was coming from. Thought maybe melting snow in my deck but not logical either. It wasnt until that spring I looked at the kitchen ceiling above my refrig & under my master shower I saw it covered in black mold. I had the policy that came with the house purchase....how useless. They came in to fix the problem. There was 100 deductible. Turned out my master shower drain became unsealed & leaked. It cost $101 to replace the drain seal. But it wiyldnt coved the water damage or the hole they had to make in the ceiling to get to the pipe. I had no money to pay for more that the $100 pipe repair. I got a whole whopping $1 check from the homebuyers insurance. What a joke. The hole is still in the ceiling 10 years later becauss I have never had the money to repair it.

I did finally get my roof replaced after having a waterfall in my frontroom bay window duribg hard rains. Insurance covered the roof but I had to pay for upgraded quality & ALL the water damaged wood under the old roofing....& then 2 new really nice skylights when the old plastic ones shatteted when the roofers were removing them to do the roofing.

Had to borrow on a life insurance policy becauss my not yet ex had messed up my credit letting the house we jointly own go into foreclosure so I couldnt get a home equity loan on my own fully paid for farm....so limited the work to ONLY what was necessary.

Fixing homes is a total nightmare. I can truly feel for what you are going through

[Medusax]

Originally Posted by eskielover

Oh, I can relate. My house could replace the one in the movie "money Pit". My first winter on my farm I kept finding water in the basement & NO Idea where it was coming from. Thought maybe melting snow in my deck but not logical either. It wasnt until that spring I looked at the kitchen ceiling above my refrig & under my master shower I saw it covered in black mold. I had the policy that came with the house purchase....how useless. They came in to fix the problem. There was 100 deductible. Turned out my master shower drain became unsealed & leaked. It cost $101 to replace the drain seal. But it wiyldnt coved the water damage or the hole they had to make in the ceiling to get to the pipe. I had no money to pay for more that the $100 pipe repair. I got a whole whopping $1 check from the homebuyers insurance. What a joke. The hole is still in the ceiling 10 years later becauss I have never had the money to repair it.

I did finally get my roof replaced after having a waterfall in my frontroom bay window duribg hard rains. Insurance covered the roof but I had to pay for upgraded quality & ALL the water damaged wood under the old roofing....& then 2 new really nice skylights when the old plastic ones shatteted when the roofers were removing them to do the roofing.

Had to borrow on a life insurance policy becauss my not yet ex had messed up my credit letting the house we jointly own go into foreclosure so I couldnt get a home equity loan on my own fully paid for farm....so limited the work to ONLY what was necessary.

Fixing homes is a total nightmare. I can truly feel for what you are going through

LOL!! We had a waterfall coming down the chimney!! All the way tot he basement. Fortunately, the floor is dirt down there....I called it my indoor water feature!!!!
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