The only advice I've gotten is that ' you can't fight city hall'. I just received my 1st water bill since having it turned back on and am having a hard time swallowing that pill after all the time and money I've been out repairing everything, when in my mind this all could've been avoided had the water been shut off like I had requested! I don't think I should have to pay it. It's been a slow go but am preparing to move in soon. I have since replaced all the faucets and a couple of pipes that split and am finishing the sheetrock work and replacing the carpet and hardwood floors that buckled. What a mess! Of course insurance opted out because the house was unoccupied. I took off work for the next couple of weeks to clean up and neutralize the damage. It seems that the kitchen faucet running wide open allowed MOST of the water to go right down the drain otherwise I'm sure the basement would've filled up. There was only about three inches of water in the basement but it had been wet long enough that mold was growing rampant. turned the water off but they didn't turn it all the way off resulting in reduced water pressure but pressure none the less. The line going to the toilet upstairs had also bust and was what had caused the flooding in the downstairs bathroom an adjoining bedroom, hallway and about half the kitchen. Fortunately that water was going right down the drain and obviously where the majority of the water was going. My grandmother's beautiful house had wet plaster from the ceiling and walls on the floor with water dripping from the ceiling The kitchen faucet had frozen and when it thawed was running wide open. What I found when I unlocked the door broke my heart. Well I didn't make it back until spring and time to mow the grass. Of course I was busy and did so over the phone. When winter rolled around I had the utilities turned off in the interest of saving the money that it would cost to keep the place heated so the pipes wouldn't freeze. Living between 5 and 6 hours away and very busy at the time I was unable to spend alot of time there. A couple of years ago (2013) inherited a beautiful well kept 2 story home from my grandmother.
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