worst ive seen

[kilty55]

started a rip out today on ahouse that had water damage,we estimated how bad it was going to be but couldnt beleive what we were met with:yikes::yikes:

took 2 off us from 8am to 7pm to get it all out,80 bags of waste in the end,the shower tray waste pipe was a glue fitting but hadnt been glued and the water was pouring out all over the joists which were lying on a dpm and this had been fitted 6 years prior:yikes:

5 joists turned to mush as soon as we lifted the floor only 1 was left intact,these were lying on a 6 inch bed of what can only be described as wet mud and old crisp packets,,,with a severe worm infestation as we were in there digging it out with spades :yikes: tiles looked ok on most walls until i removed and the plaster fell off the brick to waist height all round the room as well as it had been soaking up the water for so long,also in areas it was tile on tile wit plasterboard glued to the last row of tiles to finsih off the walls,,a complete shocker weve had to stop all work after gutting it till the insurance loss adjustor turns up to look at it tomorow:yikes:

 

[White Room]

Wheres the the pics:yikes:

 

[kilty55]

took some on my mobile mark,,taking more when we re start with my camera ill add to this thread as we go along i think..it was like a shipwreck,,un der the tray was old bits of wood,,biscuit tin lids,,,concrete poured in basically anything to shore the tray up with ..as for the joists never seen anything like it


the water has gone throo to the bedroom right throo the brick and the entire wall needs taking off in there as well,,nice earner but how can someone let there property get in such a state is beyond me

 

[White Room]

Will you have replace joists as well

 

[kilty55]

yes mark all joists to be re done,,got a briliant joiner the bathroom is to have a de hummer put in for 5 to 7 days to get rid off all the water,wetness before we re start anything as well

 

[White Room]

I'm amazed that they did'nt even realise, the smell could have been a givaway or a damp patch on the ceiling

 

[David - Tradetiler]

Bet it must have smelt pretty bad too :75:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

yes mark all joists to be re done,,got a briliant joiner the bathroom is to have a de hummer put in for 5 to 7 days to get rid off all the water,wetness before we re start anything as well

You may find that is a slight underestimate - 2 day floods in Morpeth took 8 months to dry!!!!!

 

[kilty55]

well maybe john,,well have to just wait and see,,its not been a flood of water though its been sitting in the ground wet and damp and the brick has been soaking it up,,now weve got all the plaster of the walls and just the bare brick exposed im hoping its going to dry quicker,,time shall tell

 

[kilty55]

I'm amazed that they did'nt even realise, the smell could have been a givaway or a damp patch on the ceiling

to be honest it wasnt smelling till we ripped out,,its ground floor so no one under either,,the giveaway was the floor started warping big time...initially they asked me to re tile that small section:lol: to which i advidsed them they have got major issues in there bathroom

 

[White Room]

well maybe john,,well have to just wait and see,,its not been a flood of water though its been sitting in the ground wet and damp and the brick has been soaking it up,,now weve got all the plaster of the walls and just the bare brick exposed im hoping its going to dry quicker,,time shall tell

Tend to agree with tj, that water has had to go somewhere after about 6 years.

 

[kilty55]

it has gone somewhere:smilewinkgrin: into the joists which have been removed,,also into the plaster which has been removed and into the chipboard flooring which has been removed:smilewinkgrin: i cant remove the bricks guys:smilewinkgrin: i hope we dont have to wait 8 months as the customer is having a baby next week:yikes::yikes:

 

[White Room]

 

[kilty55]

oops indeed lol

no idea why they have left it so late to do this job,at least the water damage has been stopped in its tracks thats one plus:lol: the down side is there is no bathroom

 

[Scott]

Dont want to be the airer (no pun intended) of bad news but i did a water damage job the was in an upstairs shower valve leaking. It was leaking for a long time but nowhere near the damage you are talking about.

The insurance company made the customer leave it for almost 10 months. It was so long i assumed she had got someone to finish the job for her.

I reckon she and you will be in for a long wait. In fact with no bathroom then the house is uninhabitable, id be suprised if the insurance company dont move her out with a baby due.