for this homeowner.
I was called out to quote a price on some new hardwood floors. I get there and the place is in shambles really. The homeowner tells me he had a water damage 3 weeks ago and is trying to get things put back together. So we talk about the hardwoods, he shows me the areas, etc...I take my measurements and then get my meters to check the subfloor to make sure they are in range to put the wood down....Here is where the problems begin.
Subfloor--28% or more in about half of the house. So I asked a few questions about the water damage. He called this full page ad company--(toilet supply line broke btw). They came out extracted, pulled every square inch of carpet, hardwood, vinyl. Pulled 90% of the baseboards--which they did not cut the top of so the drywall is all peeled up the wall from that. Installed an insane amount of equipment for 9 days, never pulled the toe kick on the kitchen cabinets. They did pull the insulation underneath in the crawl. The subfloor in the crawl is over 40%--my BD-10 only goes up to 40%. The joists are high, but not real bad considering the climate here. And then gave him a bill for a few dollars short of $10,000.
Waiting to see what happens next, the adjuster called me and was PISSED...I met him there and showed him what I found. By now he is really PISSED! The homeowner is a Dr. who is not home much, but he is getting frustrated nothing is getting done. We talked about alot of things, including time left wet since date of loss...and the last word was I want a number on what it will take to get this man's house back to pre loss condition as soon as possible.
I am not even sure I want to deal with this!
WISE
I was called out to quote a price on some new hardwood floors. I get there and the place is in shambles really. The homeowner tells me he had a water damage 3 weeks ago and is trying to get things put back together. So we talk about the hardwoods, he shows me the areas, etc...I take my measurements and then get my meters to check the subfloor to make sure they are in range to put the wood down....Here is where the problems begin.
Subfloor--28% or more in about half of the house. So I asked a few questions about the water damage. He called this full page ad company--(toilet supply line broke btw). They came out extracted, pulled every square inch of carpet, hardwood, vinyl. Pulled 90% of the baseboards--which they did not cut the top of so the drywall is all peeled up the wall from that. Installed an insane amount of equipment for 9 days, never pulled the toe kick on the kitchen cabinets. They did pull the insulation underneath in the crawl. The subfloor in the crawl is over 40%--my BD-10 only goes up to 40%. The joists are high, but not real bad considering the climate here. And then gave him a bill for a few dollars short of $10,000.
Waiting to see what happens next, the adjuster called me and was PISSED...I met him there and showed him what I found. By now he is really PISSED! The homeowner is a Dr. who is not home much, but he is getting frustrated nothing is getting done. We talked about alot of things, including time left wet since date of loss...and the last word was I want a number on what it will take to get this man's house back to pre loss condition as soon as possible.
I am not even sure I want to deal with this!
WISE