@@travis33425 the flood has already been documented.. Sell a home and don't report the past? Well, I guess it's okay if the Buyer/Seller is *Naive.* It can actually lead to things beyond the *Discovering.*
As a plumber, my guess would be a nail from the baseboard She mentioned painters/painting and what she showed was low in the wall and was not a hole cut out higher up. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE/BREAK (nail, age, etc etc) for there to be a random flood outta no where most leaks from deterioration are a drip.....drip.....drip. That over time speeds up and finally becomes big enough to become noticeable and or significant enough to ruin a cabinet let alone flood the place
As a contractor, I have walked into flooded homes. A nail in plumbing would immediately show up in less pex and you have low water pressure. ( might self seal) until nail rust.
Yeah I’ve had it happen in my house where 15ga nails used for wainscoting were shot into a 4” drain stack servicing 2 bathrooms. Lasted 5 years then the nails rusted through and water damage was noticeable from the basement.
Make sure to get it fully dried out black mold is a killer! Some thing happened in a home I was renting. We thought we dried and cleaned it up fast enough, but black mold started growing in the drywall. Two years later everyone in the house was affected from troubled breathing, bloody noses, and seizures. I hope things get better!
Yes this happened to me. Under the totally normal looking wood floors and behind all the normal looking drywall our whole house was saturated with black mold and I almost died from it because it took a while to figure it out
Dehumidifiers and possibly insurance should have been called asap. The floor is done for and now you get to worry about black mold between the walls. We bought a house where the previous owner diy’d or got a discount from his friend/family and we had no clue about all the “fixes” and not to mention when we did end up having flooding from 2 of the “fixes) we found years old mold because they would just mop and call it a day
I'm a PM for a company that handles losses like this. Please make sure all areas are dry prior to reconstruction as it could cause secondary damages months later. This is definitely homeowners claim worthy.
Make sure to test for mold. My husband and I were exposed to mold for several months, and we are still experiencing health problems several years later.
Hello, can you explain how you were exposed to mold like where it was? I’m scared bc I’ve heard that it’s not always visible. I hope you and your husband are doing better nowadays 💜
@@Karla-ro4tu We couldn’t see the mold, but there was a spot on the floor in the bathroom that was soft. I’m guessing there was mold in the walls. We tested the dust in different rooms in the apartment, and it came back in the top 15% of moldy homes.
You need to file an insurance claim and get you house dried out tear all the floor and tile its done for remove all baseboards 2 foot cuts all around or 16 inches i do this at work every day and if you guys are ever confused on wether its water from the outside or inside go to your water meter and check the valve if there is a broken pipe somewhere and its spilling lots of water you will most likely see the meter spin real fast or at a medium pace you can always shut the water off yourself with a wrench you will only see the gauge spin if water is running in the house
This happened to our house also ... entire house. It was a broken hot water pipe.... an original galvanized pipe from 1958. Homeowners insurance required us to remove the sheet rock in each room that had water in it and all of the original flooring was removed. We also had to replace our cabinets in the kitchen. It took MONTHS to repair. The entire house had to be packed up, emptied and stored for months. What a pain.
Have your house checked for mold or asbestos after this. Our home flooded just the same and we had tile, half the house had torn walls as most studs started to grow some form of mold. Your house will be uninhabitable if you have any issues.
Definitely install a Flo by Moen. That thing could tell that my tenants left a sink slightly running and alerted me. It also automatically turns off the water for you in emergencies.
That sounds really useful for people who can't be home to monitor, like snowbirds. Where do you put it? My grandparents ended up with a massive water bill because the main just a foot from their outdoor shutoff cracked while they were away.
Man this is f'd. I just found this channel and you basically follow a whole timeline where she build this home and when it's finally done, it floods and then they just simply moop the floors I'm in awe rn.
Facts, and don't believe a P.M. while handling your flood. Until you make friends with your technicians(the guys who actually do the work). P.M.s are only hired to run up the bill, and squeeze every penny out of the customer or insurance company. The technicians know how to do their job, and aren't typically money milkers. Especially if you have a tech who's hourly. They don't make money by overselling, so they just take care of the people going through a disaster. They're the one you want to become friends with. I saved alot of people money before the company, "let me go" LMAO. I just don't like screwing people over while their going through a stressful situation.
@Jo Heat causes humidity. Cold air will drive moisture out. Heat will just cause it stay and spread. Yes, direct heat is slightly better than cold, in regards to a blow drier. But not in buildings or other areas than do not have good circulation/ventilation.
Or just shoot em lower where there's actually a stud and also metal straps . One of my guys did thus exact thing but thankfully I caught before turning on water
@@SoSo-li6dnunless you're the person that built it, or renovating it; you will not know where all your plumbing or electrical lines are. You can use a bit of common sense, but even in older houses there is no way to know for sure unless you put it there yourself. I found junction boxes in my walls and ceilings when renovating.. no idea how the place hadn't burned up before now.
I have experienced something similar to this. Earlier this year, I was using the hose, and I just finished, so I just kept it outside since we usually do this, but I left the water on and didn't know that the outside faucet was leaky, and it resulted in the basement getting flooded due to my family and I living on a hill. To made matters worse, in the basement was 2 massive refrigerators and my entire Lionel O gauge collection of 4 locomotives, 6 coaches, and a handful of rolling stock, in which, while those were on a table only big enough for a small O gauge layout, the cables that connected the track to the power outlet were on the ground. Fortunately, I always unplug my cables whenever I'm done running my trains, and, for a miracle, the water either wasn't deep enough for us to get shocked or didn't reach the outlet before anyone found out. Either way, no one was hurt, and I got away with a light reprimanding. The moral of both stories is to pay more attention when it comes to water, cause you can either lose your home or your life.
Like many mentioned, get the remediators right in. When we had a flood due to plumbing, the remediators sprayed for mold and had hot air blowers (felt like over 100 degrees) throughout the house - running 24/7 for at least a week.
lol, not complete rebuild ya goof. The floor has to come out to the subfloor, sheet rock and insulation up a couple feet. Get some blowers and dehumidifiers to dryer out, then replace and you're good to go. I do this every day.
@@suburbangardenpermaculture3117 Most countries in Europe use cement and brick predominantly too (some use cinder blocks, but almost no one uses timber frame style of construction here).
@@Etianen7 I mean.... OK. Like I said, jails, prisons and government housing use block construction lol. And brick? Brick is a framed house with a brick face. Your homes aren't MADE of bricks, they are faced with bricks. Most new construction here is brick or stone exterior... over a wood frame.
My grandparents house flooded after they passed away and we sold it. The new neighbors were from out of state and hadn’t actually moved in yet. The water and power had been shut off and they had just turned it back on. The house is on county water so the pressure from the county water busted the water line connected to the fridge and flooded the house without us knowing and the neighbors knowing until the mom came down one day and walked in the house. The counters, cabinets, and floors were sagging. My mom had to crawl under the house and cut the plastic they had under the house to let the water out. The house was musty and mold had started growing. Took a lot of work, but they got everything fixed and it was like nothing had happened.
I did that to my parents' house once. I cleaned out the laundry machine filter and accidentally didn't screw it back in all the way. I ran a load of laundry around 11 pm that night. Then I went to sleep expecting nothing more than to put my clothes in the dryer when I woke up. Ha, I I woke up to my dad screaming and cussing my named. Water was everywhere. My mom wasn't really mad because she had been waiting to get the flooring replaced & this meant the insurance would pay for it.
I’ll tell you exactly what happened. Someone shot a nail straight through that line. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a thousand times. This is why nail plates are important y’all.
I worked in a house that leaked all weekend and flooded the house. Turned out the people who installed the new baseboards had punctured the tub supply line, which was on the second floor. A good chunk of the main floors flooring had to be pulled up and all the drywall under where the bathroom was had to be removed. Such a pain for 1 nail.
One of the freezes in Texas last year caused our pipes to burst and our house flood. It was horrible. Replaced the whole floor, found mold, tore down several walls, lost a ton of furniture. Thankfully the insurance company took care of everything but god, it was just so overwhelming and it made me feel so powerless.
In Texas too and my dad always shuts off our water or keeps our sinks and stuff on whenever freezes happen- MOST of the time pipes don’t burst, but then sometimes they do and we have to stand in the cold while he fixes them
the moment I saw where the pipe was at when you removed the base board, I was 95% sure someone nailed or screwed into it. I'm not a plumber, just a man who does my own house work. Listen to the person who said you need to file an insurance claim because either way, now the floor is bad. When they fix the leak they can move the pipes in a better location so it doesn't happen again, They're being paid by the insurance company.
As an electrician, I just know what I’ve seen. (Payday is Friday, shit runs downhill, don’t bite your fingernails. Etc.) High probability of a screw or nail with your water line there practically nestled in your drywall. If there was an elbow or connector on it I would say you might have a “water hammer” situation, but it looks like it’s straight up from the basement. In which case, open up the wall until you see the pipe exiting into the bathroom. Visually inspect to find your penetration. Once you know what happened EXACTLY take pictures. (Whoever/whatever is responsible for your leak is also responsible to pay for damages from said leak) Then call your plumber Srry that was so long, hope it helps someone somewhere. Have a good one y’all!
We had this happen from our dishwasher two weeks after we bought the house & the insurance tried to not pay us!! Hopefully you took photos and filed a claim immediately!!
Oh man I feel you. At my house in WA, the pipes were going bad and there were four different floods while I spent only three years there. Thankfully it was always just the bottom floor but what a nightmare
Sorry this happened to you! My former home had a water curse. Water gushed in the back when it rained and plumbing backed up. Then one day the neighbors asked how the repairs from the fire went. 😅
right now dealing with an issue of depris clogging our lines from the street since were on the main road. its a mess. our water waste went into the yard and stone cellar. this is not a good start lol
This happened 4 times in less than a year in the apartment I just moved out of. The copper pipes kept getting pinholes in them. Multiple other units had the same issue.
That happened to us right when my son was in a horrific car accident and we came home from the hospital one night and all the floors were wet. Had to have the flooring removed and drying and replacing cost us about $14000. All because a leaking pipe in the wall that supplied a water line to the refrigerator. Had to replace the Sheetrock as well. I cried it was bad.
Over the winter we had a little basement flood. It took them nearly 2 months to fix the damage. They had to rip out almost everything. Good luck. You're going to need it.
This video gave me anxiety. This happened to our house also ... entire house. It was a broken hot water pipe.... an original galvanized pipe from 1958. Homeowners insurance required us to remove the sheet rock in each room that had water in it and all of the original flooring was removed. We also had to replace our cabinets in the kitchen. It took MONTHS to repair. The entire house had to be packed up, emptied and stored for months. What a pain.
Honestly you should of called a water damage clean up crew they would have made sure the house was dried out properly and stop any type of mold growth and because of the amount of water in the video black mold is a real risk now. Also all the drywall at the base boards has been compromised.
We just had reallly heavy rains in North Florida that flooded out roads, it came up on our patio like halfway to the door, it hasn't gotten that far yet and we've lived here 5 years. Scary stuff, so glad it didn't make it to or past the door.
Wow.... so sorry this happened to you guys. At least you found and fixed the problem. Things will go more smoothly now, and to be honest it could have been sooooo much worse. My very best wishes!
Something similar happened to me. I assumed when I saw the basement floor that previous tenants had some sort of a water issue, it had ruined the cement. I was unaware that they had never fixed the issue, they had just turned off the water supply to the outside faucet so when I turned it on to clean outside bc they obviously had never done it, I ran the water quite long. It was a townhouse so the living room was towards the back, and that evening when I walked to the back door to check if it was all dry, the carpet was soaking wet. My mom was visiting at that time and so when she went downstairs to do her laundry, she spotted water coming from the ceiling. Turned out there was a quite a hole on the pipe that was behind the wall upstairs. Landlord only got it fixed, but I had to remove the whole carpet myself, and cover the big hole on the wall that the plumber made. It sucks big time when situations like this occur.
The same thing happened to my house. We have a water purifier under our sink that takes our tap water and then does something to purify it. One day I was doing dishes and I noticed that the floor next to the sink was wet, more wet than it would be if I had spilled water. So I looked under the sink and saw that there was a small trickle coming out of the water purifier. I told my dad and he fixed it. But two days later, my brother went downstairs at about 4 am to get a drink and stepped into 2 inches of water. He turned on the lights and saw water covering our floor. We had to replace the water purifier, our flooring, our baseboards, even portions of our drywall that had been damaged by the water. We were pretty much living upstairs for about a year. Even worse, this all happened during Covid quarantine.
It's very obvious that someone nailed it when they installed the baseboard. The plumber shouldn't have installed the pipes that close to the wall, but whoever installed the baseboard should have been aware of them.
Buddy of mine had his basement remodeled while he was out of town and the workers put new base boards on. The nails they used to hold it on were too long and they put a nice big hole in a water line to the bathroom. 4 inches of water in the basement when they figured it out.
The moment I saw that wet floor I knew it a water leak. Like the painter suggested, rain water is dirty as hell. And not necessarily because it comes from the sky, but because it lands somewhere dirty, then rolls down, taking the dirt with them, and by the time you see it somewhere, it has accumulated all of that grime.
Had the exact same thing happen in our home. Heavy rain, assume it’s leaked in, nope… pinhole leak in the water in-line. Pain in the ass to fix but done!
This gave me PTSD flashbacks. Story: we moved out to get our home renovated, the plumber set up new plumbings, the builder came in to set up some interiors, then the electrician came in and opened for the water since he had turned it off before the other two guys. ------- the builder had drilled into the new water supply line. Neighbor was not home. Her home flooded. I was hungover when I got the call.
My families current house also flooded when we were first moving in. The source was the washing machine spigot that snapped off. It happened while moving the new machines in so we were there for it and a ton of friends came to help us move, so thankfully we were able to all grab towels and dry it up before any permanent damage was done. We had industrial fans for weeks though and the sound drove me crazy, but thank goodness we didn’t have to replace the brand new hardwood
Same thing happened to us. Turns out the dishwasher was defective. It had a plastic body and was built with a heating element for a metal body. The manufacturer paid to have our floor replaced.
As some one who works in water mitigation you probably need to take up ypur floor and depending on flooring you might need to expose sub floor so it can dry put properly if not you will get mold
We've had a pinhole sized leak in an upstairs copper pipe. He cut a hole in the wall but couldn't see any leak. 2nd time saw the tiniest stream of water, that little pinhole cauced two 2AM waterfalls into a downstairs closet. Copper does fail.
That really does suck. I know. We’ve had two flooding experiences in our house. One from a faulty dishwasher when we first moved in and years later, the backyard flooded into the basement. Not fun. We’ve had to rent trash pumps a few times in the spring since that happened the first time to battle it out and prevent the waters from reaching the house again. I knew right away seeing the clear water that it was an internal issue as well.
So grateful your mom has such good connections with the mob, that they’d help clean it all up.
Lmaoo, I was looking for a comment like this!😂😂😂
Same lol
I'm supposed no one else mentioned it
They got them _clean up_ crews.
LOL
No no, she came over with a gaggle of endermen to pick up the water and carry it away
Mom's a badass to call the whole mob just to clean water.
@Nicolette Nicotine Wise guys here to dry
@Nicolette Nicotine “look at me I’m so smart correcting an obvious joke!”-🤓
@@hopesull3556 but she is actually smart
@@the_nuttypig exactly when did she show a feat of knowledge capable of giving you that idea?
@@hopesull3556 chill it was a joke
The mob usually only clean up their messes. Good to see them helping out the community 😊
I'm certified by the IICRC for Water Damage Restoration and have to say you should have your home thoroughly inspected for growth and moisture.
This cannot be said enough. They much water can cause long term problems like mold and unknown health issues
me also and 100% agree you can save yourself plenty of heahaches down the line
I'm a property insurance underwriter and 100% this!
They are flippers. They don’t want the record of the flood, nor will they inform potential buyers a flood occurred.
@@travis33425 the flood has already been documented..
Sell a home and don't report the past?
Well, I guess it's okay if the Buyer/Seller is *Naive.*
It can actually lead to things beyond the *Discovering.*
As a plumber, my guess would be a nail from the baseboard
She mentioned painters/painting and what she showed was low in the wall and was not a hole cut out higher up.
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE/BREAK
(nail, age, etc etc)
for there to be a random flood outta no where
most leaks from deterioration are a drip.....drip.....drip.
That over time speeds up and finally becomes big enough to become noticeable and or significant enough to ruin a cabinet let alone flood the place
And for what ever reason painters and drywallers are too stupid to turn off the main water when they hit stuff
I second this opinion!
As a contractor, I have walked into flooded homes. A nail in plumbing would immediately show up in less pex and you have low water pressure. ( might self seal) until nail rust.
Yeah I’ve had it happen in my house where 15ga nails used for wainscoting were shot into a 4” drain stack servicing 2 bathrooms. Lasted 5 years then the nails rusted through and water damage was noticeable from the basement.
@@cbdoil4082 not always, a lot of times even in a copper supply line the nail will seal the hole until it rusts out.
Good thing your mom knows all the mobs in your town and they were kind enough to help her clean up that mess. You guys must be well connected.
They sent the Cleaners
MOPS ***
^ These two Individuals don't know sarcasm or likes to ruin the fun.
@@ReaIitySociety Yes!
@@ReaIitySociety1st guy did a job as "cleaner" 2nd guy got no idea about sarcasm tho
Make sure to get it fully dried out black mold is a killer! Some thing happened in a home I was renting. We thought we dried and cleaned it up fast enough, but black mold started growing in the drywall. Two years later everyone in the house was affected from troubled breathing, bloody noses, and seizures. I hope things get better!
Oh my God that's terrible!! I'm so sorry!
Yes this happened to me. Under the totally normal looking wood floors and behind all the normal looking drywall our whole house was saturated with black mold and I almost died from it because it took a while to figure it out
Dehumidifiers and possibly insurance should have been called asap. The floor is done for and now you get to worry about black mold between the walls. We bought a house where the previous owner diy’d or got a discount from his friend/family and we had no clue about all the “fixes” and not to mention when we did end up having flooding from 2 of the “fixes) we found years old mold because they would just mop and call it a day
Painter was like “oh hell nah, ain’t catching a case” 😂
That’s what I’m thinking 😂
Facts lol
I'm a PM for a company that handles losses like this. Please make sure all areas are dry prior to reconstruction as it could cause secondary damages months later. This is definitely homeowners claim worthy.
It’s not.
@@alexaecho4273 It absolutely is. I had the same thing happen in 2018.
I've done renovation and mold remediation, people get in a hurry and wall away moisture for sure.
@@alexaecho4273 alexa you generic fart💀
stop buggin
@@alexaecho4273 You must like mold.
Make sure to test for mold. My husband and I were exposed to mold for several months, and we are still experiencing health problems several years later.
Going through that right now, I move in a week!
Hello, can you explain how you were exposed to mold like where it was? I’m scared bc I’ve heard that it’s not always visible. I hope you and your husband are doing better nowadays 💜
@@Karla-ro4tu We couldn’t see the mold, but there was a spot on the floor in the bathroom that was soft. I’m guessing there was mold in the walls. We tested the dust in different rooms in the apartment, and it came back in the top 15% of moldy homes.
@@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR that's awful and scary. Thank you for replying and I hope you are doing much better.
Hello how did you test for the mold? Did you just buy some test kits or have to call a company?
The picture the painters took is actually incredible look like an actual art piece. :)
You need to file an insurance claim and get you house dried out tear all the floor and tile its done for remove all baseboards 2 foot cuts all around or 16 inches i do this at work every day and if you guys are ever confused on wether its water from the outside or inside go to your water meter and check the valve if there is a broken pipe somewhere and its spilling lots of water you will most likely see the meter spin real fast or at a medium pace you can always shut the water off yourself with a wrench you will only see the gauge spin if water is running in the house
Good advice, hopefully it's heeded.
Yep!
Yeah they need a restoration company badly
This happened to our house also ... entire house. It was a broken hot water pipe.... an original galvanized pipe from 1958. Homeowners insurance required us to remove the sheet rock in each room that had water in it and all of the original flooring was removed. We also had to replace our cabinets in the kitchen. It took MONTHS to repair. The entire house had to be packed up, emptied and stored for months. What a pain.
@@janeb7795 yeah none of that mopping or dehumidifiers and fans will fix the floor thats gunnah hold moisture forever
I hope you called insurance/have someone dealing with the consequences of having your house flood, like mold and rot ect.
If it’s your fault your insurance won’t cover it
@@alexaecho4273 you clearly don’t know how insurance works
Never call your insurance company. Let the company that's cleaning it up do that. They know how to talk to them.
@@juanalmaguer4504 you don’t know how insurance works
@@ichbinb0b83 what do you know about it ?
Have your house checked for mold or asbestos after this. Our home flooded just the same and we had tile, half the house had torn walls as most studs started to grow some form of mold. Your house will be uninhabitable if you have any issues.
Asbestos isn’t a growth. It’s a man made product. I doubt this house has any asbestos in it as it seems like a newer build.
Asbestos isn’t going to appear after a leak. It’s an outlawed building material that shouldn’t be in any houses built in the last 50 years or so.
Definitely install a Flo by Moen. That thing could tell that my tenants left a sink slightly running and alerted me. It also automatically turns off the water for you in emergencies.
Maybe they were slow watering a plant? How long does it take to alert you that somethings running? 10 minutes too much for a landlord?
That sounds really useful for people who can't be home to monitor, like snowbirds. Where do you put it? My grandparents ended up with a massive water bill because the main just a foot from their outdoor shutoff cracked while they were away.
You need to put blowers all over for days , the water sipped in through the wall. If you leave it is a recipe for mold.
Man this is f'd. I just found this channel and you basically follow a whole timeline where she build this home and when it's finally done, it floods and then they just simply moop the floors I'm in awe rn.
Need to turn on the heat and walk away for a fue days......😮😮😮
Facts, and don't believe a P.M. while handling your flood. Until you make friends with your technicians(the guys who actually do the work). P.M.s are only hired to run up the bill, and squeeze every penny out of the customer or insurance company.
The technicians know how to do their job, and aren't typically money milkers. Especially if you have a tech who's hourly. They don't make money by overselling, so they just take care of the people going through a disaster. They're the one you want to become friends with. I saved alot of people money before the company, "let me go" LMAO. I just don't like screwing people over while their going through a stressful situation.
@@spheresartis1782 right! 😂😭😭😳
@Jo Heat causes humidity. Cold air will drive moisture out. Heat will just cause it stay and spread. Yes, direct heat is slightly better than cold, in regards to a blow drier. But not in buildings or other areas than do not have good circulation/ventilation.
That’s why you don’t use 2 1/2” finish nails to nail 1/2” thick baseboard & nail into studs next time mb
Half inch trim half inch drywall one inch of nail in the wood. You are supposed to hit studs
Maybe thats why you use nail gards. I dont see a issues with the nail catching a inch and a half of wood.
Or just shoot em lower where there's actually a stud and also metal straps . One of my guys did thus exact thing but thankfully I caught before turning on water
just know the house you are working on, know where the pipes are.
@@SoSo-li6dnunless you're the person that built it, or renovating it; you will not know where all your plumbing or electrical lines are.
You can use a bit of common sense, but even in older houses there is no way to know for sure unless you put it there yourself.
I found junction boxes in my walls and ceilings when renovating.. no idea how the place hadn't burned up before now.
I have experienced something similar to this. Earlier this year, I was using the hose, and I just finished, so I just kept it outside since we usually do this, but I left the water on and didn't know that the outside faucet was leaky, and it resulted in the basement getting flooded due to my family and I living on a hill. To made matters worse, in the basement was 2 massive refrigerators and my entire Lionel O gauge collection of 4 locomotives, 6 coaches, and a handful of rolling stock, in which, while those were on a table only big enough for a small O gauge layout, the cables that connected the track to the power outlet were on the ground. Fortunately, I always unplug my cables whenever I'm done running my trains, and, for a miracle, the water either wasn't deep enough for us to get shocked or didn't reach the outlet before anyone found out. Either way, no one was hurt, and I got away with a light reprimanding. The moral of both stories is to pay more attention when it comes to water, cause you can either lose your home or your life.
Like many mentioned, get the remediators right in. When we had a flood due to plumbing, the remediators sprayed for mold and had hot air blowers (felt like over 100 degrees) throughout the house - running 24/7 for at least a week.
Oh the damage is done😅 that’s a complete rebuild. Walls and floor
lol, not complete rebuild ya goof. The floor has to come out to the subfloor, sheet rock and insulation up a couple feet. Get some blowers and dehumidifiers to dryer out, then replace and you're good to go. I do this every day.
For me living in wood houses feels scary.. houses here are cement and bricks and solid.. no water issue or fire issues and strong.
@@suburbangardenpermaculture3117 From India so more than a billion. Why?
Old houses in villages are what you might consider permaculture.
@@suburbangardenpermaculture3117 Most countries in Europe use cement and brick predominantly too (some use cinder blocks, but almost no one uses timber frame style of construction here).
@@Etianen7 I mean.... OK. Like I said, jails, prisons and government housing use block construction lol. And brick? Brick is a framed house with a brick face. Your homes aren't MADE of bricks, they are faced with bricks. Most new construction here is brick or stone exterior... over a wood frame.
My grandparents house flooded after they passed away and we sold it. The new neighbors were from out of state and hadn’t actually moved in yet. The water and power had been shut off and they had just turned it back on. The house is on county water so the pressure from the county water busted the water line connected to the fridge and flooded the house without us knowing and the neighbors knowing until the mom came down one day and walked in the house. The counters, cabinets, and floors were sagging. My mom had to crawl under the house and cut the plastic they had under the house to let the water out. The house was musty and mold had started growing. Took a lot of work, but they got everything fixed and it was like nothing had happened.
Oh my gosh! 😢
Yea I bet their banks feel like “nothing had happened” lmfao
I did that to my parents' house once. I cleaned out the laundry machine filter and accidentally didn't screw it back in all the way. I ran a load of laundry around 11 pm that night. Then I went to sleep expecting nothing more than to put my clothes in the dryer when I woke up. Ha, I I woke up to my dad screaming and cussing my named. Water was everywhere. My mom wasn't really mad because she had been waiting to get the flooring replaced & this meant the insurance would pay for it.
File an insurance claim and have a restoration company come out
I’ll tell you exactly what happened. Someone shot a nail straight through that line. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a thousand times.
This is why nail plates are important y’all.
They were told early on to use nail plates but obviously disregarded that info thinking they knew it all
Are they homeless or did they just sold the house?
I worked in a house that leaked all weekend and flooded the house. Turned out the people who installed the new baseboards had punctured the tub supply line, which was on the second floor. A good chunk of the main floors flooring had to be pulled up and all the drywall under where the bathroom was had to be removed. Such a pain for 1 nail.
Bro the painter got some mad skills painting the floor clear 😂
😭 that's so awful I'm so sorry that happened! Hopefully it won't be super expensive to fix and your able to save the flooring water damage is so bad
One of the freezes in Texas last year caused our pipes to burst and our house flood. It was horrible. Replaced the whole floor, found mold, tore down several walls, lost a ton of furniture. Thankfully the insurance company took care of everything but god, it was just so overwhelming and it made me feel so powerless.
Wow, it just kept escalating
In Texas too and my dad always shuts off our water or keeps our sinks and stuff on whenever freezes happen- MOST of the time pipes don’t burst, but then sometimes they do and we have to stand in the cold while he fixes them
Call a water restoration company and your insurance
'Our ENTIRE house flooded 😮'
The house:
the moment I saw where the pipe was at when you removed the base board, I was 95% sure someone nailed or screwed into it. I'm not a plumber, just a man who does my own house work. Listen to the person who said you need to file an insurance claim because either way, now the floor is bad. When they fix the leak they can move the pipes in a better location so it doesn't happen again, They're being paid by the insurance company.
As an electrician, I just know what I’ve seen.
(Payday is Friday, shit runs downhill, don’t bite your fingernails. Etc.)
High probability of a screw or nail with your water line there practically nestled in your drywall. If there was an elbow or connector on it I would say you might have a “water hammer” situation, but it looks like it’s straight up from the basement.
In which case,
open up the wall until you see the pipe exiting into the bathroom.
Visually inspect to find your penetration.
Once you know what happened EXACTLY take pictures. (Whoever/whatever is responsible for your leak is also responsible to pay for damages from said leak)
Then call your plumber
Srry that was so long, hope it helps someone somewhere. Have a good one y’all!
You should call your home insurance. That’s most likely covered.
Seems like you nailed the base board in the pipe
And THIS is why home inspections are so important before buying
We had this happen from our dishwasher two weeks after we bought the house & the insurance tried to not pay us!! Hopefully you took photos and filed a claim immediately!!
Oh no! I hope you guys get it fixed soon and that it's not too expensive!
Oh man I feel you. At my house in WA, the pipes were going bad and there were four different floods while I spent only three years there. Thankfully it was always just the bottom floor but what a nightmare
Sorry this happened to you! My former home had a water curse. Water gushed in the back when it rained and plumbing backed up. Then one day the neighbors asked how the repairs from the fire went. 😅
right now dealing with an issue of depris clogging our lines from the street since were on the main road. its a mess. our water waste went into the yard and stone cellar. this is not a good start lol
@emc2862 🤣 I see what you did there
As a plumber I agree most likely a nail but we put 5x8 metal plates to cover water lines so that doesn't happen
And that's the difference between paying a professional and doing it yourself(among many other things) , you don't end up with this mess
@Amber Moon many so called professionals are BUTCHERS
Even for pex?
Yes pex and PVC
This happened 4 times in less than a year in the apartment I just moved out of. The copper pipes kept getting pinholes in them. Multiple other units had the same issue.
So are all such great people. Bless you people for helping these poor kids.
That happened to us right when my son was in a horrific car accident and we came home from the hospital one night and all the floors were wet. Had to have the flooring removed and drying and replacing cost us about $14000. All because a leaking pipe in the wall that supplied a water line to the refrigerator. Had to replace the Sheetrock as well. I cried it was bad.
Insurance? How was this not covered? So sorry this happened to you!
Need to start running a few dehumidifiers
Nah you need air movers to remove the boundary layer and dehumidifier to blow hot dry air.
I feel you girl I had that happen but in a apartment had to go to a different place and wait to get back it was sooo long
Damn, this is an issue and I hope you guys can get it resolved quickly.
Over the winter we had a little basement flood. It took them nearly 2 months to fix the damage. They had to rip out almost everything.
Good luck. You're going to need it.
Wow, so sorry that happened to you guys. Hope you get it fixed soon without having to pay a whole lot
OMG! I am glad you had enough money to fix it. It isn’t easy owning your own place. 🙌🙌🙌
This video gave me anxiety. This happened to our house also ... entire house. It was a broken hot water pipe.... an original galvanized pipe from 1958. Homeowners insurance required us to remove the sheet rock in each room that had water in it and all of the original flooring was removed. We also had to replace our cabinets in the kitchen. It took MONTHS to repair. The entire house had to be packed up, emptied and stored for months. What a pain.
Literally what happened in our new house too. Entire kitchen Reno after the water damage 🥲 we’re just now finishing the Reno months later
Check the carpenter who installed the baseboard trim
I’m so sorry to hear, water damage is one of the worst
Same! My house flooded pretty much like yours, it has been rainy for days where I live. Roads are flooding, houses, etc.
I’d literally cry… 😢
You need fans dehumidifiers and to cut open the bottom of any wall that the water got to or you will end up with mold in the walls.
I can feel your pain. Happened to me, what a nightmare. There is light at the end of the tunnel, know this and keep your spirits up
Whew. That's a mess. Hopefully you can get it figured out quick with minimal damage
Honestly you should of called a water damage clean up crew they would have made sure the house was dried out properly and stop any type of mold growth and because of the amount of water in the video black mold is a real risk now. Also all the drywall at the base boards has been compromised.
That’s a nightmare
We just had reallly heavy rains in North Florida that flooded out roads, it came up on our patio like halfway to the door, it hasn't gotten that far yet and we've lived here 5 years. Scary stuff, so glad it didn't make it to or past the door.
The Mob bunch and Mom cleaning the house is a different vibe
Wow.... so sorry this happened to you guys. At least you found and fixed the problem. Things will go more smoothly now, and to be honest it could have been sooooo much worse. My very best wishes!
Has they moved furniture in, most definitely.
Check for mold and mildew damage too.
So sorry, folks! Glad you and your plumber worked through this mess! Any construction warranty available?
im so sorry, and im so glad you were able to clean it and find out what caused it
Plumber: "who did baseboard?"
Lady: "me, all by myself"
Plumber: " Lets start there" lol
Fyi-Won't always leak right away, nail has to corrode 1st
Call Columbo or Mattlock
As a first home owner this terrifies the f out of me.
Glad your painter caught it . I would be giving the repair bill to the plumber‼️
Supply lines are really quick to get pinhole leaks and they can do some massive damage if they're not quick enough
Caude you probably used massive Brad nails on your baseboard like a professional amateur home renovater👍
Lol glad I seen this before doing my baseboards 😂
Oh no I hope the fix isn't too expensive
Yup,unfortunatly It is..They need a new floor/drywall/Basebords..Etc
Something similar happened to me. I assumed when I saw the basement floor that previous tenants had some sort of a water issue, it had ruined the cement. I was unaware that they had never fixed the issue, they had just turned off the water supply to the outside faucet so when I turned it on to clean outside bc they obviously had never done it, I ran the water quite long. It was a townhouse so the living room was towards the back, and that evening when I walked to the back door to check if it was all dry, the carpet was soaking wet. My mom was visiting at that time and so when she went downstairs to do her laundry, she spotted water coming from the ceiling. Turned out there was a quite a hole on the pipe that was behind the wall upstairs. Landlord only got it fixed, but I had to remove the whole carpet myself, and cover the big hole on the wall that the plumber made. It sucks big time when situations like this occur.
Check your water pressure. Lowes sell them and they screw onto your outside faucet. Should be below 80psi
Wow. Best of luck getting this reversed fast! 😭
Need to get some dryers in there. Mold is guaranteed if you didn't properly drive all that water up.
So sorry to hear that. Sending positive vibes to you and your family. ❤
The same thing happened to my house. We have a water purifier under our sink that takes our tap water and then does something to purify it. One day I was doing dishes and I noticed that the floor next to the sink was wet, more wet than it would be if I had spilled water. So I looked under the sink and saw that there was a small trickle coming out of the water purifier. I told my dad and he fixed it. But two days later, my brother went downstairs at about 4 am to get a drink and stepped into 2 inches of water. He turned on the lights and saw water covering our floor. We had to replace the water purifier, our flooring, our baseboards, even portions of our drywall that had been damaged by the water. We were pretty much living upstairs for about a year. Even worse, this all happened during Covid quarantine.
Use flex seal to seal any cracks or gaps or whatever other source you find
Aiii...😢 Sorry hopefully it will be fixed soon..And the insurance Hopefully covers all the costs.
Goodluck guys😅
mom calling a bunch of mobs to take care of it🙌💯mad respect
It's very obvious that someone nailed it when they installed the baseboard. The plumber shouldn't have installed the pipes that close to the wall, but whoever installed the baseboard should have been aware of them.
Buddy of mine had his basement remodeled while he was out of town and the workers put new base boards on. The nails they used to hold it on were too long and they put a nice big hole in a water line to the bathroom. 4 inches of water in the basement when they figured it out.
That's why when putting on baseboard it's extremely important to hit studs
The moment I saw that wet floor I knew it a water leak. Like the painter suggested, rain water is dirty as hell. And not necessarily because it comes from the sky, but because it lands somewhere dirty, then rolls down, taking the dirt with them, and by the time you see it somewhere, it has accumulated all of that grime.
Had the exact same thing happen in our home. Heavy rain, assume it’s leaked in, nope… pinhole leak in the water in-line. Pain in the ass to fix but done!
This gave me PTSD flashbacks.
Story: we moved out to get our home renovated, the plumber set up new plumbings, the builder came in to set up some interiors, then the electrician came in and opened for the water since he had turned it off before the other two guys.
------- the builder had drilled into the new water supply line.
Neighbor was not home. Her home flooded. I was hungover when I got the call.
My families current house also flooded when we were first moving in. The source was the washing machine spigot that snapped off. It happened while moving the new machines in so we were there for it and a ton of friends came to help us move, so thankfully we were able to all grab towels and dry it up before any permanent damage was done. We had industrial fans for weeks though and the sound drove me crazy, but thank goodness we didn’t have to replace the brand new hardwood
Oh man, water damage is terrible. I'm glad you found out what it was though. I have seen water damage literally destroying entire house.
Same thing happened to us. Turns out the dishwasher was defective. It had a plastic body and was built with a heating element for a metal body. The manufacturer paid to have our floor replaced.
So sorry this happened to you! Was it not inspected? Good luck to you!
bri called the mob to clean up a spill
As some one who works in water mitigation you probably need to take up ypur floor and depending on flooring you might need to expose sub floor so it can dry put properly if not you will get mold
Damn, the paint man rizzed up the whole house
We've had a pinhole sized leak in an upstairs copper pipe. He cut a hole in the wall but couldn't see any leak. 2nd time saw the tiniest stream of water, that little pinhole cauced two 2AM waterfalls into a downstairs closet. Copper does fail.
This is why you get a good house inspector before you buy!
PLEASE CROP THE PHOTO ITS SO BEAUTIFUL
I hope you had the best insurance
That really does suck. I know. We’ve had two flooding experiences in our house. One from a faulty dishwasher when we first moved in and years later, the backyard flooded into the basement. Not fun. We’ve had to rent trash pumps a few times in the spring since that happened the first time to battle it out and prevent the waters from reaching the house again.
I knew right away seeing the clear water that it was an internal issue as well.
I remember having that house that ur in! It used to be my house! Hope ur okay though😊