Basement Disaster

As I write this we are recovering from a disaster in our home. A simple plumbing fix on a five-month old pipe in our basement turned into several inches of standing water. While we were using dishpans and buckets to bail I was also frantically trying to save some of my precious memorabilia and scrapbooking supplies.

Our basement is divided into two sections. One is the laundry and storage area and the other half is a play area for the kids and a scrapping area for me. When we moved in five months ago we had some construction done, new carpets installed and the walls painted. Oh -- and the washer and dryer were moved there which began this series of unfortunate events.

The carpet has been pulled up and drywall has been pulled down and thrown out. Our furniture is piled in the driest corner of the room. There are industrial fans and industrial dehumidifiers running non-stop.

We will be living in a mess for months to come.

Lessons learned:

*1- Photo and memorabilia containers are moving high up to the top of a 2nd floor closet. (If it floods there expect to see Noah in an ark.)

*2- William Henderson Plumbing in Havertown, Pennsylvania doesn't deserve to be in business. The owner didn't even offer an apology for ruining our basement and putting us through this.