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I practically did. My split level took on 5-6 ft of water in the first level Thursday in the rains. My road had a flash flood and my TWO sump pumps had no chance. 6 feet of water in two hours. I got home from work, knew there was trouble as everyone was on the street instead of in their houses. Had about a foot in my front yard about two hours after the flash flood, still.

 

Opened the door - first thing I saw? My washer touching the ceiling.

 

It's not been a fun 60 hours or so.

 

 

 

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Oh, I'm taking a good bath on this one. Looks like insurance is going to cap me out at $5k for sump pump failure and that's about it.

 

I've thrown out about $15k in material items thus far. That's not including the two bedrooms and bathroom that JUST had complete remodels down to the studs.

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Been there done that. i could not wish that on anyone. We took a hell of a beating in the 2011 flood. The wifes family lost a restaurant with 6ft in the dining room and 8ft at my desk at work.(2 different neighborhoods to boot)  regardless of how tempting it may be DO NOT short cut any of the clean up. especially with your new little one in the house. Gut the basement of everything and get the correct biological cleaner for whats left. What may appear clean and dry in a few days can get very ugly in 6 months. i wish you good luck and blessings. If you have any questions please feel free to pm me.

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Oh, I'm taking a good bath on this one. Looks like insurance is going to cap me out at $5k for sump pump failure and that's about it.

 

I've thrown out about $15k in material items thus far. That's not including the two bedrooms and bathroom that JUST had complete remodels down to the studs.

Big insurance is doing very well, record bonuses for their CEO's this year already, and they wanna screw you for a few grand, nice.

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Sorry to hear about your bad fortune, Phade..

 

I  lost my house to a fire about 20 years ago.. I was lucky enough to save my guns and most of my hunting stuff, but a lot of stuff went up in smoke, including the house itself..

 

I must admit that my insurance company came through for me, with a minimum amount of hassle.

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Adjust came this a.m. Figured 45k ballpark.

 

I'm going to get 5k max.

 

My guns were upstairs, and one back up bow. My primary hunting bow was found on the other side of the house from where it was kept. My mounts are starting to slip hair as they soaked up moisture. All that stuff is minor though compared to the actual house damage.

 

Been tearing down everything to the stud to air out...and I mean everything.

 

The water came in so fast it knocked down some paneling on the walls and opend doors that were shut.

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