Only way to find out is to ask ... On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 2:32 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> PS thought about trying to file an insurance claim but I’m not sure USAA > would cover it due to negligence. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 9, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > > > > Just finished removing ALL of the carpet and padding in the downstairs > portion of the house. Good news is the house smells 100 times better. Hosed > that office area concrete down with that pet enzymes stuff then have the o > zone machine running and it smells much better. Bad news is when I pulled > the padding up in one of the bedrooms next to the 2nd bathroom there was a > huge patch of mold. Pulled padding up from the bedroom on other side and it > also has mold. > > Oh boy. Crawled back under house and it’s a total disaster under that > bathroom and toilet active water leaking right out of toilet. When we got > to the house I noticed the toilet running all the time and figured it > needed to replace the valve but there was no power on yet so could not see > any leaks. The entire area under there is soaked. Somehow the floor joists > and the osb subfloor while soaked does not feel rotted yet. The issue was > it appears the gasket from the tank to the bottom was leaking. In fact the > whole tank was wobbling. When I went to pull the toilet the entire tank > came off. Bolts must have either rusted loose or they somehow broke it. It > would have been impossible for them not to have noticed a leak. I think if > we can get it dried out quick maybe it won’t rot out, but I’m afraid maybe > it will be OK now but later down the line it might be an issue. > > > > <image0.jpeg> > > <image1.jpeg> > > <image2.jpeg> > > <image3.jpeg> > > <image4.jpeg> > > <image5.jpeg> > > <image6.jpeg> > > <image7.jpeg> > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
