Where do I start... it's been awfully quiet around here (from two or three posts a week down to none.) Yes, because we're trying to get through a big challenge we've had to face with our new home. Saturday, Memorial Day weekend, we get a call from the painter (who is in the house painting) that there is a water leak in the living room. Not too worried (speaking for myself here, as Hrishi's starting to look really concerned), we get in the car and head that way. We got there and it was not a pretty sight: our beautiful living room was a mess... multiple dripping points in the ceiling, hardwood floors underneath it soaking wet, bad, bad, bad.... We rolled up our sleves and pulled some buckets underneath the ceiling, wiped whatever we could and started calling around to get contractors in to help. Good thing they make you get home warranty here in TX, as they helped with getting the contacts to call for service. Keep in mind that we had closed on the house the Thursday before...
Since then our lives have been revolving around appointments with contractors for quotes and estimates for drying and repairs, insurance and adjustors calls, real estate agent calls, etc. It's been extremely stressful and crazy. Still waiting to get the go-ahead from insurance so we can start repairs. The sad thing about this situation is that this was a previous condition, it happened in the past at least once and the previous owner had concealed it... they did not disclose anything in the contract when they had the opportunity to. We had so many people come through the house and examine the damages to the bathroom upstairs and living room, and they all agreed this has happened in the past and it was not addressed properly, which means it never really got fixed. So it happened again, to us, two days after closing. I was very disappointed, sad, and felt cheated on, who wouldn't?
Obviously our new move-in date is yet to be determined. We do hope to move by the end of the month by our current lease ends. And through it all, we were blessed and comforted in ways I can't describe.
We still love this house and can't wait to make it ours. It's still the one.
Imi pare rau de problemele descoperite, dar on the bright sight s-a intamplat inainte sa va mutati. Sper sa se rezolve in curand si sa va puteti muta cat mai repede posibil. Te pup!
ReplyDeleteAi dreptate Ioana draga, asa ne-am gandit si noi! Ar fi fost tare rau daca ne mutaseram deja. Sa ai o zi frumoasa! te pup!
ReplyDeleteCe urat din partea oamenilor alora. Imi pare rau ca vi s-a intamplat asta. Dar cum zici intr-adevar este "the one" si va fi o casa minunata pentru voi.
ReplyDeleteDa, Maddy asta m-a intristat si pe mine dar am iertat acum (in sfarsit dupa o sapt si ceva! :)) sper sa ne dea OK-ul o data de la asigurari ca sa putem incepe reparatiile si sa ne mutam pana la sfarsitul lui iunie. Te pup!
ReplyDeleteWhat a setback. I am so sorry. Do you know what it was? Is it something that could have been a simple fix- had the previous owners addressed it? Like caulking?
ReplyDeleteHolly, we don't think they knew what the issue was, they assumed it was a toilet overflow but what was happening was a leak between the faucet and the valve inside and it was dripping slowly (overtime) down due to gravity... hopefully this is it! This is the only thing our plumber was able to find after running tests for 4 hrs... btw, we've moved in this past weekend! Hurray!
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