Things have gotten a little bit hairy around these parts. And by "hairy" I don't mean the usual kinda "crazy" that you would think. Ok, well, scratch that --things have been kinda crazy. But what I actually mean is that a little hairy creature has wreaked havoc on our home recently. Just take a look for yourself:
THAT, my friends, is the drywall inside my first floor powder room {or half bath - depending on what you call it}. Let me explain. A couple of weeks ago our area was host to a few torrential storms that went on for a series of a few days. The hubs and I noticed that one afternoon during one of those rain storms, that this bathroom was leaking. Of course, having had our roof replaced due to a hail storm just 2 short years ago, we naturally assumed there was a leak in our roof and that the rain from the storm was coming through. There was also a bad leak in our garage. So, we immediately tried to contact the roofer that had installed our new roof since our warranty period was coming up.
Fast forward to the next day. The garage and powder room are both still leaking. Thankfully, we had put out buckets and were emptying them on the hour so that the hard wood floors wouldn't be affected. But still, it was an awful lot of water which left our ceiling looking like this:
Ew. Gross. I know. So, the next day I was in our master bathroom vanity area getting ready for the day and I noticed that there was a sound similar to a steady stream of water that was coming from behind our bathroom - near where our attic is. I went down to tell the hubs and he looked at me strangely but then shortly thereafter decided he'd turn off the main water line to the house and see what effect {if any} that would have on the leaking that was still going on in the powder room and garage. 30 minutes after doing this, the trickling of water had just about stopped and that stream of water noise was gone.
At that point we assumed it was a plumbing issue and were able to call our insurance and a water damage restoration company and plumber out right away. The finding? A squirrel had made its way into our attic and bit through a pipe. Suckage. Ugh.
This all put into motion the series of events coming next. There were huge fans in and around our entire house trying to dry everything out to prevent mold. There were two huge fans and a de-humidifier in both our master closet / attic area, our powder room, and in the garage. Our house felt like a huge money pit and was in complete disarray. Let me tell you -- having a main floor bathroom out of commission while you're trying to potty train a preschooler AND while trying to care for a newborn is NOT my idea fun AT. ALL. Those few days that the restoration company had left the drying fans in our home were the longest days ever!
But soon, everything was all dried out and we are now just waiting for contractors to come and repair all of the damage that this freakin' squirrel has caused. I am so annoyed. Part of me just wishes I could shoot every squirrel I see out in our yard and the other part just wishes I didn't have such violent thoughts toward a squirrely little animal. But this is our HOME and the last thing I want is some little furry creature taking up residence in it, rent-free!
Until the contractor begins repair on all the damage, I am forced to see this when I pull into my garage now:
So yes, things have been a little hairy and crazy here lately. I am just looking forward to getting this all fixed and moving on with our summer! I should also mention that the really sucky thing is that since we are not the original homeowners and had nothing to do with the wallpaper in the powder room, we will be forced to getting rid of it altogether. I have NO idea where it came from so we can't replace it! I am SO bummed because unlike most wallpapers, I truly LOVE the print in my powder room. Sigh.
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