So people are constantly asking if we LOVE our new house. Well, it's not LOVE yet. There are still so many issues that the builder hasn't fixed and at times there is pure HATE for this home we built. Yesterday was one of those days.
So, a brief overview. We moved in during the spring months and we got LOTS of rain this spring which resulted in our basement flooding due to some mistakes by contractors. WELL, we've been in the house about 2 months and this issue has yet to be fixed....grrrr!!!! So yesterday Davis came home from church around 2:30 (we were supposed to be to his parents by 3:00 and we also had plans with his grandparents at 7.) The wonderful person he is, noticed that our grass was dying, despite the water we'd been giving it. So, worried that the sprinkler system was malfunctioning, Davis went downstairs to once again find our basement completely flooded. We hadn't had rain, so we assumed it was the sprinklers. I'll be honest I do not know all of the specifics nor do I want to, but about 10 minutes after realizing this our A/C turned off. WHAT?!?!?!!? (Remember it's nearly 100 here and it's going to push past 100 TODAY!) So Davis called a friend from the ward who basically asked how high the water was. Davis told him pretty high, so this friend said, "get the water out and call me back." So Davis went back downstairs this time noticing the drain in the basement wasn't draining the water. So he figured it was plugged and went and got a plunger in hopes of un-clogging it. Well, he got what he was asking for (plunger and all....LOL) the hole started bubbling...he figured it was working so he kept trying. Soon I watch him run upstairs and says, "Do we have an emergency number for "Builder" (name will be held back FOR NOW!!)" I told him to call our home teacher (since he used to work for said builder.) Well, he couldn't get ahold of him, so he called the realtor we worked with (also no longer with said builder.) He then goes on to inform her that POOP is coming up out of the hole! (thus the name of the post!) She was able to track down the owners and they gave us permission to get Roto-Rooter out to "fix" problem. I retrieved my parents shop-vac to clean up mess (Davis is so wonderful for cleaning it up, since I nearly puked when he opened the door to the basement.) I then proceeded to hangout outside to avoid such a smell. Once the water was cleaned up, Ryan Jones (friend mentioned above) came over to inform us that our furnace sucked up water and was "no longer functioning!" So we are "roasting" in a house that is in the 90's AND smells like a TOILET! Yes, I HATE this house right about now!
The Broughs (home teacher) came over to help Roto-rooter guy out (since he was having a hard time getting to the sewer line. Mike is wonderful he made many phone calls to contractors to get the information we needed to fix this. (If he hadn't roto guy would need to come back on Monday.) So I got to hang out with Chaundelle and her kids while the guys dealt with the mess. So, our house still stinks and it's hot! I am hoping that Davis can get someone out there today to fix the a/c problem and bleach/clean the basement. At least BUILDER is footing bill!!!!
6 years ago
7 comments:
Oh Holly! That is terrible! when it rains, it pours....or poops.
Good luck!!!
Please excuse my wife, we're trying to teach her which words are bathroom words...
That sounds like such a crappy experience. It sounds like the $@#% has really hit the fan with the builder (and the furnace). I hope everything comes out okay....
holly, i'm so sorry! that is the pits! let me know if you need anything!!!
Holly, I'm so sorry!! that really sucks to have to go through all this with this hot weather. I totally understand our basement flooded as well because of a broken pipe. I you need anything let us know. we will be more than happy to help.
Holly,
That is total CRAP! If moving and getting settled in isn't stressful enough! Let me know if I can do anything to help! I think we need to stay life-long friends because we'll need to have each other to survive Brooklyn an Ady!
that bites. enough said.
Holly,
I'm so sorry to hear about this! I can't even imagine-what a nightmare!
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