Dale,
The water was turned off Friday afternoon at the meter (by the curb) by the water company.
We
haven't gone above freezing since then, but right now it's 24 and supposed to get
to 42 today (heat
wave!). At the moment, there is no evidence of WHERE the water went and as such, no
evidence of any
damage. Is this a good thing? or a bad thing? He has been talking with State Farm.
There's no
question they would fix the "damage" and then also the repair. But, without
evidence of any
"damage", they may not cover the repair. They are apparently checking, as
they've never run into
something like this before.
We really don't know what is under the house. It's just a little 3 room house in
one of Covington
KY's older neighborhoods. There is a 2 story house "connected" to it on the
one side that has a
basement, but if there is anything under Nick's house, there is no way of accessing
it. We aren't
even really sure how old his house is or which house was built first. I could probably
check this at
the court house though.
The plumber yesterday stated that he thought the house was built before indoor plumbing,
so it had
to be installed after the house was built. I guess that is questionable though.
Nick (my son) said that when the water company had the lid off to the meter, the line
going off of
it went at an angle directed towards the middle of the front part of the house. There is
no front
yard, the front of the house is all concrete sidewalk just a few feet from the street.
The front 2 rooms are the original hardwood floors, the back room has new carpet. The
"rehabber"
told him that he found a "main" line is under the new floor (carpeted) in his
bedroom at the back of
the house and apparently new PVC pipe was run from there to the kitchen & bath.
Doesn't make sense
to me, but it seems the line has to come under the house to the bedroom?
The other side of his house is a concrete driveway, if it runs under that from the front
to the back
bedroom, at this point there isn't any indication of water coming from underground
through the
concrete.
Today's another day and maybe some answers?
Thanks for the input :-)
Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Grimm" <input(a)kbanet.com>
To: <ohgen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OHGENWEB] Voting Results
Linda,
If water is flowing, it HAS to go somewhere - it just doesn't disappear. If
it's a retro plumb job and if it's on a slab, then the pipes would have to
be inside. No one would dig under a house to install water pipes.
Also have him check with his insurance agent. Part of the repairs may be
covered by homeowner's insurance.
-----Original Message-----
From: ohgen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:ohgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Linda Boorom
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:21 PM
To: ohgen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [OHGENWEB] Voting Results
Since the list is at a lull, guess it's ok to reply to this off topic
discussion?
Too late for heat tape. It appears is line is already broken, although there
is no evidence of where. He just bought the 100 (?) yr old house in August,
things haven't gone well...... Was "rehabbed" when he bought it, but, not
well as things are appearing now.
When he left for work Friday morning (sub zero temps) at 3:30 AM he had
water, when he arrived home abt. 1 PM, no water, from any faucet. Water
company came that afternoon, meter had water flowing, so turned off meter.
No evidence of water damage, but the line was probably already ruptured
then. The house appears to be built upon a slab, no crawl space, no basement
to access pipes. More like a row house connected to another house that has a
basement that is being rehabbed but had no heat. On Friday, no evidence of
water there. He did everything he could, opened cabinets, turned up the
heat,. Then had the water company come back on Tues. Still, water going
through the meter. But where?
Plumber there today, line broke somewhere, probably under the house. But
where? House built before plumbing. How did they get it in then? How are we
going to replace it now? Still no evidence of water damage, so probable
insurance problems or help from insurance. Still no water, line is broke
somewhere. He has a gym membership, so can take showers there. Doing laundry
here, I figure dishes are next. More estimates tomorrow from experts.
But, what is a 25 year old kid to do with this economy? Looks like thousands
to fix! My stomach is in knots worrying about him. We've already lent him
money to buy the house, not sure where the rest will come from.
I'm sure something will work out, I hope!
Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Quinn" <ohgen(a)alltel.net>
To: <ohgen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [OHGENWEB] Voting Results
> You can buy heat tape at a home supply store and wrap the pipes where
> they come into the house and plug in to electric.
>
> My sisters pipes are frozen now too.
>
> Supposed to warm up this week.
>
> Sandy
>
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