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Rochelle

I’ve gotten some email asking if I’m doing ok since I haven’t posted a flood update in a while. I’m ok. Somewhat overwhelmed at times, tired more often than not, but ok.

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I have finally set up the Internet in the place we are staying at while our house is being worked on so I am now able to give an update.

Wow.  Where to begin?  It has now been two weeks since our house was flooded.  The flooding came up about six inches inside our home, so just about everything is ruined.  It might not have been so bad but the water was contaminated with sewage waste, so most things need to be thrown away.

As of today we are almost ready to have the drywall removed.  We would have done it sooner but we have so much friggen’ stuff that we had to move everything away from the walls so the drywall can be removed.  This has meant boxing up just about everything that wasn’t damaged and either placing it in the middle of each room or putting it in storage.

Tomorrow my brother-in-law and I will cover each pile with visqueen (I don’t know how to spell it but that is how it sounds), which is a plastic tarp, and tape them down so dust doesn’t get on our stuff.  I’ve been told the drywall process is VERY dusty.

After that the drywall can be removed.  We will remove the drywall 40″ from the ground up.  All the cabinets will also be removed, in the kitchen and bathrooms.  Then the insulation will need to be removed from the walls and the inside of the walls need to be dried.  This will take a few days.

After the walls are thoroughly dried they will be sprayed with a product that will kill any mold and prevent mold from growing.  Then we will have someone come in to certify that our house is free of mold and contaminates.

When the walls are dried and free of mold we will have new insulation put in and new drywall put in.  Then we can paint, put in new carpet and tiles, have new cabinets installed in the kitchen and bathrooms, and get the major appliances replaced.

Piece of cake, right?

I am so tired.  And a bit blue.  To top it off, my youngest daughter has developed bronchitis, which means I am not able to work at the house as much as I would if she were well.  This whole process has been overwhelming and exhausting.  It is hard to constantly stay positive.  But I am doing my best.  I sincerely appreciate all the words of encouragement I’ve gotten here.

I have tons of pictures and will upload some soon and post them.  The one thing each person has said who has been in our house since this happened is, “I kept trying to picture it but I can’t.” 

Lastly, I’m amazed to say we didn’t see a single snake.  I didn’t expect to see any alligators (which we didn’t) but I really thought we would see a single snake. 

LOTS of frogs, toads, lizards, and spiders, though.

Until next time,

Rochelle