So any interesting post-flood home restoration stories?

I'm waiting on my back yard to come back.... I miss having a back yard and NOT being able to stand under the foundation... Sigh

I'm sure someone will come in here with a lame arse Matthew Morris joke

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The northshore event was not entirely a manmade disaster, but it had a large manmade component. What used to be a beautiful area is turning into a trashy suburb that's prone to flooding, thanks to greed and corruption.

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Same out in central. Although it would have flooded alot of central regardless, the unchecked development and a few other issues certainly compounded things

My neighbors and a coworker both had contractors bail on them. They both bailed after doing half the work which is odd to me.

No insurance here. May have been a blessing from all the contractor disasters I'm hearing....

I bellied up to the bar and got my $30k from FEMA. Will handle the rest of of pocket with lots of labor help from family. Very thankful for that help.

Matt Morris /thread

residential work is rarely bonded with a payment/performance bond
bond premium is based on contract value and thus is usually quite low, making it difficult for the bonding company to take on the risk

exceptions to this are if the GC has extraordinary volume and/or cash reserves, or if that particular bonding company writes A LOT of houses

moral of the story is never contract with anyone you don't know
and if you know no one, find somebody who does

most bad experiences with contractors result from choosing by price only or choosing under duress. the fact that this guy knowingly defrauded/extorted homeowners under duress (and that he's local) will make eventual punishment that much more severe

^ yep

I've done a few restoration jobs since the flood. I'm wrapping up a few now. Once I'm done wrapping these up I'm not doing anymore Every contractor I know is doing the same thing. It's not worth it at all.