Kerry Hackney
Stunt Coordinator
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- Oct 18, 2000
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I, like many of you in this section, have finished a basement for use as my home theater / entertainment area. Recently, we have a contractor doing a little job on the back of our house that involves adding a trussed roof over part of our deck. Because of this he removed a section of the gutter during the construction and has not scheduled the subs in a way that he could get it back up within even a few days of having the roof up. Also, he made no temporary provisions for handling any water. Now, as luck would have it we have had what is referred to as a 100-year rain during the past week. At one point we had over 4" in one 24 hour period. I now have all of the carpet in the office next to the HT up on stools and buckets and whatever I could find. I have removed the pad from under the carpet and hauled it to the dump. I hope now that we may at least save the carpet itself. If the stench will go away. If it continues to smell, we will be replacing all of it, about 1000 square feet.
To make it more complicated this moron contractor owns another business where, as luck would have it, my wife works. We are therefore reluctant to push him for any costs of damages. Home owners insurance does not cover this, and we don't have flood insurance because we don't live in a low area. In the 9 years we have lived in the house we have not ever had even a damp spot. And oddly enough, the water came in along the wall where the gutter is missing.... hmmmmmm.
My advice is, never ever take a chance that could result in water coming into your basement. Make double sure you maintain all of the drainage from your foundation and keep your gutters cleaned out religiously. This little lesson will cost me about $2000 and a hell of alot of anger...
To make it more complicated this moron contractor owns another business where, as luck would have it, my wife works. We are therefore reluctant to push him for any costs of damages. Home owners insurance does not cover this, and we don't have flood insurance because we don't live in a low area. In the 9 years we have lived in the house we have not ever had even a damp spot. And oddly enough, the water came in along the wall where the gutter is missing.... hmmmmmm.
My advice is, never ever take a chance that could result in water coming into your basement. Make double sure you maintain all of the drainage from your foundation and keep your gutters cleaned out religiously. This little lesson will cost me about $2000 and a hell of alot of anger...