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re: Cost to repair a home after a flood?
Posted on 8/13/16 at 12:19 am to Dagoose
Posted on 8/13/16 at 12:19 am to Dagoose
if you rip everything out right away and take your walls up four feet and then let it dry you can save some remediation money. You only really lose furniture, flooring (if wood or carpet, tile survives) and walls up to flood line. Just easier to pull out four feet. Probably looking at at least $10k low end, unless you install the walls and floors yourself.
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Posted on 8/13/16 at 12:45 am to Dagoose
I wish I could have gotten back to my house directly after Katrina because it would've saved me so much. I had 18" in a 1700sqft house that I got screwed by the NFIP. I spent $60k and was paid $30k. I did most of the work myself besides the finishing type stuff and easily could've spent $20k more if I had the money at the time. Understand that every piece of housing material was selling for much more then and any skilled worker was being paid a lot more than you'll encounter too.
Open your windows and rip anything wet out as soon as you can. You'll be replacing any floor sheetrock, wiring, and furniture/ fixtures that shouldn't be wet.
Open your windows and rip anything wet out as soon as you can. You'll be replacing any floor sheetrock, wiring, and furniture/ fixtures that shouldn't be wet.
This post was edited on 8/13/16 at 1:19 am
Posted on 8/13/16 at 12:55 am to weadjust
I used to date this girl whose dad was a Senco rep and her uncle was Rigid rep. I stocked up and use my carpet drying fan and vacuum the most
Either way, OP needs to focus on drying the place out to prevent more problems. Sooner the moisture leaves, the better
Either way, OP needs to focus on drying the place out to prevent more problems. Sooner the moisture leaves, the better
Posted on 8/13/16 at 5:39 am to Breesus
Y'all laugh but I got 10k from FEMA for getting kicked out of my apt while in college at mcneese thanks to hurricane Rita.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 5:46 am to Dagoose
I flooded a few years ago.
I agree with those saying that it depends on the damage.
In my case, the flooding was restricted to part of the home. Still needed to redo floor, carpeting, paint, and replace furniture.
I agree with those saying that it depends on the damage.
In my case, the flooding was restricted to part of the home. Still needed to redo floor, carpeting, paint, and replace furniture.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 6:57 am to Hammertime
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spray bleach
Why bleach?
If he's worried about mold an actual antimicrobial would be best. Bleach may not kill all mold spores and really only serves to discolor the mold. Bleach is OK to use AFTER you have first used an antimicrobial.
This post was edited on 8/13/16 at 7:16 am
Posted on 8/13/16 at 7:15 am to Dagoose
By the way OP, if after all of this you have some mold to deal with and do it yourself, don't listen to the OT and/or people and us bleach and kilz. Use an actual antimicrobial (search microban on ebay) and Zinsser makes some mold blocking primer. The mold you will most likely deal with won't be toxic but you can get a test kit to be sure.
If it is toxic, you may want to get a company like Servpro to come in with their equipment to truly remove all of the mold spores. There are nightmare stories of people not blocking off the original room with the mold and running the proper HEPA filters and mold spores spread throughout the house bothering people for months even though no mold was visible.
I have posted this before for those that DIY on the mold but the best way to go about it is to remove any contaminated drywall and insulation, treat the studs or ceiling joist with an antimicrobial, let them dry out completely, add a mold blocking primer, then put back new insulation and drywall. A mold remediation company will do all of this plus run an air scrubber and dehumidifiers to remove all mold spores. You can try to simulate this using HEPA filters inside air purifiers and a store bought dehumidifier.
If it is toxic, you may want to get a company like Servpro to come in with their equipment to truly remove all of the mold spores. There are nightmare stories of people not blocking off the original room with the mold and running the proper HEPA filters and mold spores spread throughout the house bothering people for months even though no mold was visible.
I have posted this before for those that DIY on the mold but the best way to go about it is to remove any contaminated drywall and insulation, treat the studs or ceiling joist with an antimicrobial, let them dry out completely, add a mold blocking primer, then put back new insulation and drywall. A mold remediation company will do all of this plus run an air scrubber and dehumidifiers to remove all mold spores. You can try to simulate this using HEPA filters inside air purifiers and a store bought dehumidifier.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 7:36 am to stout
I'm from West Monroe, I had a 1400 square ft rental property that took on 1-2" for only a day. I was out of town working at the time so it took a few weeks to get to it. So mold had started in a few places. I gutted the house myself, most of the house I was able to just rip out base boards and cut 3-4" out of sheetrock. About 25% of the house had to be ripped out the whole 4' piece. I left a dehumidifier in there for 2 weeks and treated every stud for mold.
Keeping in mind I am fortunate that I have an awesome contractor.
New floors, a decent amount of floating sheetrock, baseboards, 2 new bathroom vanities, a few door kits, had the entire house repainted. So far I'm about 15k into it. I have a few little things left to do, but basically it's finished. Hope this helps. But having a small time contractor that knows what he's doing helps.
Keeping in mind I am fortunate that I have an awesome contractor.
New floors, a decent amount of floating sheetrock, baseboards, 2 new bathroom vanities, a few door kits, had the entire house repainted. So far I'm about 15k into it. I have a few little things left to do, but basically it's finished. Hope this helps. But having a small time contractor that knows what he's doing helps.
This post was edited on 8/13/16 at 7:42 am
Posted on 8/13/16 at 7:41 am to stout
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Posted on 8/13/16 at 7:41 am to HarrisLetsRide
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But having a small time contractor that knows what he's doing helps.
What is about to happen in the flooded areas will be just like after Katrina and Rita where everyone that picks up a hammer will call themselves a "contractor". It might even be amplified by all of the oilfield hands laid off right now.
Be careful who you hire.
We had to fix a lot of screwed up shite people had already paid some other jackass for after Rita. Whole roof jobs that were still leaking because people didn't know how to install valleys, ridge vent, flashing, etc. It was insane.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 7:47 am to Dagoose
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1800 ft home
Single story?
Posted on 8/13/16 at 7:52 am to HarrisLetsRide
Oops sorry for the down vote
Posted on 8/13/16 at 8:10 am to Hammertime
that wet carpet needs to be pulled out and hauled to the curb asap
Posted on 8/13/16 at 8:18 am to stout
I agree, be careful. I should have prefaced by saying my contacto is a family friend. He'd been vetted obviously.
I ended up hiring a young guy to paint the house, he talked a good game but my contactor stayed on his arse. The painter took a week over what he told me. I paid him in small increments till I saw the work.
I ended up hiring a young guy to paint the house, he talked a good game but my contactor stayed on his arse. The painter took a week over what he told me. I paid him in small increments till I saw the work.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 8:18 am to Gevans17
If you know it is going to flood, life is easier to just pull the carpet before it gets wet...
Posted on 8/13/16 at 8:33 am to Dagoose
I was flooded in March. Took 14" of water. I spent roughly $12k to replace 2' of Sheetrock and repaint. Keep in mind that I have concrete floors so I avoided a huge expense there. I did help with some of the tearing out and drying. This doesn't include any personal items.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 8:45 am to Dagoose
Had to go through this twice in a 3 month period, once after an extreme rain event (about 8" of rain in 3 hours), and during Allison. Got about 4" in the house both times. Luckily we had flood insurance and the contractors were great, so not much stress about repairs.
Each event cost about $60k to repair. Replaced sheetrock 4' up, insulation, some cabinets, flooring, doors and trim.
We sold the house about 10 years ago with full disclosure to purchasers. Property flooded once again a while back, and because it was a 3rd time event FEMA purchased the home from the owners. The home is going to be leveled and turned into a green space to remain undeveloped for 100 years.
Each event cost about $60k to repair. Replaced sheetrock 4' up, insulation, some cabinets, flooring, doors and trim.
We sold the house about 10 years ago with full disclosure to purchasers. Property flooded once again a while back, and because it was a 3rd time event FEMA purchased the home from the owners. The home is going to be leveled and turned into a green space to remain undeveloped for 100 years.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:36 am to PepaSpray
Yes single story.
On River Road in Denham Springs.
At 46' the water will be to the ceiling.
On River Road in Denham Springs.
At 46' the water will be to the ceiling.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:45 am to Dagoose
Yeah umm build a new house then
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