Well...new house, different leak, same jet engine. Late last night we finally located the source of the moldy smell that I had been picking up on. And in a rather disgusting way. Let's just say you don't ever want to see mushrooms growing in your carpet. We've spent today trying to find the company that could help us to remediate and restore. Oilburner spent half the day trying to find the source of the leak, to no avail. Same with the team that was sent out. No clue. No roofline, no spigot, no water pipes. So now we have the carpet partially ripped up, the dehumidifier in the room, and just waiting until they can start pulling the lovely wood paneling down to see the exact extent of the water damage, the extent of the "growth", and determine if we can actually figure out the source of the water. Sigh.
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The darker wood is "wet"
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The darker wood is "wet". It was detectably getting worse throughout the day, and slowly improving with the dehu.
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Was going to point you to the mushroom under the toilet post and searched the blog for it ... to realize that it came back several times. Like, it just kept coming back. Cold porcelain = condensation = stuff growing. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteHope you're enjoying some hotel time! Do not live with people working in your house, ever. That's a firm policy of mine, and I think a basic life lesson.
I remember that post!! LOL. But this wasn't a nice looking one. Quite disgusting. We "are" living in the house. We have living quarters on the opposite end of the house and couldn't hear the air handlers. Though the comfort leaves something to be desired. Sigh.
DeleteUGH, so sorry. You actually have nice wood paneling! I have had wood paneling I was happy to tear down, but yours is actually pretty! I hope they can return it to its usual luster.
ReplyDeleteLOL. Yep. Been there. In that house we put wallboard up over it. This one is going to be an exercise in "matching" the grain and stain color. Eventually. I'm expecting it to take another month.
DeleteOh, bummer. Hope, it drys up well, and you can get back to enjoying your home.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We at least have other areas to go in the house.
DeleteYikes. I sympathize with you, I really do. We had a drop ceiling collapse at work because of water back in October and we spent a week trying to work with those damn machines going all day. And the smell.....
ReplyDeleteHope they find the source and can get it fixed up for you.
Ok. No. How in the world did you work through that?!? It's bad enough just passing near the room they are in!
DeleteHave you found the source yet? Condensation in the attic?
ReplyDeleteHi! Nope. Just received approval to dismantle the paneling and bookshelf. Still thinking (hoping) it is the spigot. Still might be another couple weeks before we can be sure. But the air dryers seem to be working and the water is off. So hopefully it will be a simple find. Just not a simple repair. :(
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