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05-29-2011, 04:28 PM
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My weekend so far.....
So a half an hour after I got to work yesterday I get a call from my wife telling me the house is flooding. She has a tenancy to overreact so I figure one of the kids dumped some water on the floor and she's freaking out, but then I heard the splashing in the background as she walked - not a good sign. Turns out that the water pipe that leads to the hose connection outside had frozen and burst over the winter, so when she turned the hose on yesterday to water flowers it started filling up the wall and the kitchen and living room with over 1" of standing water.
Got the pipe replaced last night just before midnight, but we have to deal with the ripped up living room floor until later this week, as we can't even find out if we can still get the same flooring until Tuesday.
It's been a fun weekend so far 
- Justin
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05-29-2011, 04:53 PM
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that sucks eggs. similar thing happened to me right before a party we were having at the house 2 Octobers ago. mine was just a poor sweat job that finally gave up after 20 years. i had to tear up the bathroom, the family room and there was damage in the basement.
I feel your pain
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05-29-2011, 05:07 PM
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Yea, I remember when that party got canceled and hearing about all the work that went into it.
- Justin
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05-29-2011, 05:25 PM
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I've been having a great weekend too. I managed to cut my finger pretty good 10am Saturday morning and got to hang out at the hospital for 3 hours to get stitches and such. I have a partially cut tendon too, so hopefully that heals well. Hooray for me!
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05-29-2011, 07:27 PM
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Sorry to hear the bad news. Hope it goes better for the rest of the weekend!
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05-29-2011, 07:53 PM
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Damn....been there. Upstairs bathroom pipe burst, destroyed ceiling in dinning room, and that leaned down into the basement. Tri level disaster.
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05-29-2011, 08:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\
I've been having a great weekend too. I managed to cut my finger pretty good 10am Saturday morning and got to hang out at the hospital for 3 hours to get stitches and such. I have a partially cut tendon too, so hopefully that heals well. Hooray for me!
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sucks, rich told us that. you were missed last night
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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05-29-2011, 08:02 PM
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Ouch Al, that sux. This is the first time I've been thankful that our house is on a slab.
- Justin
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05-29-2011, 08:28 PM
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Ouch. That sucks man. I had my kitchen sink drain back up last year- and I mean REALLY back up. Had to open up the wall and re-do the drain all the way back to the main. Not fun.
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05-29-2011, 10:48 PM
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Sucks dude, had the hot water heater let go and start filling up the basement. Caught it when it was just ankle deep at the most but it was also 4 in the morning.
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05-30-2011, 05:44 PM
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Make sure everything is cleaned up well so you don't create a mold problem.
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05-30-2011, 06:58 PM
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And be sure to put in a secondary shut off, somewhere further upstream,with the little drain ***, so the same thing doesn't happen next winter.
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05-30-2011, 07:45 PM
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Had the same problem in our attic (our outdoor water lines) froze and busted open with rain from above not being pretty.
I had a plumber install a fitting with an on-off valve and right above was a threaded pipe plug. When you turn off the water for the winter to those lines, open all the outside lines to let the water drain out. Then take out the drain plug and open up the water valve.
What that does it to let any air out of the line and also allows ALL the water to drain out.
Also they sell a pipe wrap that you can plug in and it will keep the pipe warm if you need that line during the winter, like if it's closed off behind a wall.
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05-30-2011, 07:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1QWIKBIRD
And be sure to put in a secondary shut off, somewhere further upstream,with the little drain ***, so the same thing doesn't happen next winter.
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Yup, did that already 
- Justin
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05-30-2011, 08:10 PM
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Damn Justin, that blows! Glad you got it cleaned up so far - good luck with the flooring project!
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05-30-2011, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TPI Monte SS
Damn Justin, that blows! Glad you got it cleaned up so far - good luck with the flooring project!
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he might need your dehumidifier.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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05-31-2011, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
he might need your dehumidifier. |
Ouch! 
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Former Toy - '88 Monte SS - had lots of mods...
Last edited by The Fixer; 05-31-2011 at 06:57 PM.
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06-01-2011, 02:35 AM
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at least you got a pool for the summer 
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06-01-2011, 09:13 AM
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I spent the weekend fixing rotted floor beams under my washer. Apparently the previous home owner didn't seem to mind the washer drain backing up.
I have about an entire roll of underlayment if you need it for your floor.
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