Water, water everywhere!

Well, it has been a busy week in Springfield..... Last Saturday night, 8/15, at 12:30am, the supply line to our upstairs toilet burst and flooded the master bathroom and vanity areas. Mike and I woke up within the hour and spent a couple of early morning hours sucking up gallons and gallons of water with our carpet steam cleaner. We did a good job, but some of the water leaked down to the first floor ceiling in the family room and we have carpet, bathroom tile and sheet rock damage.

We spent most of last week working with plumbers and the fan/dehumidifier/fix it guys. Landlord involved, everything looking okay..... Waiting for sheet rock guys to come and waiting for the tile in the master bath to dry....

Then, on Thursday night, 8/20, kids and I came inside from playing and went to the basement to watch a movie. To our surprise we found about five inches of water in the unfinished portion of the basement. We discovered that the main water line to the house had broken. It broke below the shut off valve for the house, so we had a hard time getting the water to stop.

Thanks to some great neighbors and the water shut off team from Fairfax County, we had most of the water gone by 1am.

Now we are dealing with wet flooring, we insulation, wet stuff and insurance guys. House will need a new water main put in from the street and we are working with landlords and plumbers to get water going in the house again and fix everything.

Good news is that landlords have been great. Plumbers have been great. Kids have rolled with our problems and our next door neighbor has consented to have our house added to his water supply so we have basic water at the house. By Friday, 8/28, we should be back to normal!

Love,

4Vs