Walkout Basement Baptism

[Western]

Good time to go with "Astro-turf"!

 

[RobertN]

The shame is, she can sing very well. It is too bad she tried to sing it the way she did, that loud, yell, warbling thing. Too hip-hop poppish. I kinda think she tried to put too much in to it and got off track because of that. Most her music is not the type I would listen to, but she does have a voice.

Yes, I really hate to see our national anthem butchered that way. In fact, neither of those two girls should call themselves singers in my opinion. As for the half time show, is it a generational thing or just me? I just cannot comprehand anyone enjoying that, but obviously some must. I've heard the Super Bowl commercials are the most expensive and the best commercials, but I didn't see a single commercial that would lead me to even want to buiy their product.

But in the opinion of an old man who is not a football fan, and who didn't care who won, it was a pretty good game.:laughing:

 

[Bird]

The shame is, she can sing very well. It is too bad she tried to sing it the way she did, that loud, yell, warbling thing. Too hip-hop poppish. I kinda think she tried to put too much in to it and got off track because of that. Most her music is not the type I would listen to, but she does have a voice.

Robert, I'd never even heard of her before, and certainly had not heard her before, but I'll take your word for it.:laughing: I'm afraid I've not heard very much of the "modern" music.

 

[dmccarty]

No, I don't have those, but you can bet I'll be looking into getting them or doing something to make sure this doesn't ever happen again.

The problem with freeze less faucets is that they are not freeze less. I know because my freeze less faucet froze up within 30 days of moving into the new house. One of our outside faucets has both hot and cold water. :thumbsup: We did this in case I or the dog(s) were so muddy that we could not get into the house without making a mess. Great idea!

We had a warming spell in January and I put a 5-6 foot hose on the faucet to wash off the mud. :thumbsup:

Forgot to take of the hose and the freeze less faucet froze.

The plumber does not like the freeze less faucets since he has to cut the drywall to get access to the faucet to replace/fix it.

That faucet has been unusable for 6 years. I need to cut the drywall in a bathroom and I figure if I do that I am adding an access door in case this happens again.

Back to the Baptism, if the water hit drywall I think you will have to cut the drywall out. In the flooding from Floyd that mold would start at the bottom of the drywall and work its way up.... The drywall wicked moisture like sponge far up the wall from the height of the flood water.

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

The problem many people including myself have had is if you leave a hose connected with a spray handle on that does not let the water drain out then it will still freeze and break, no running water/flood cause it closed behind the break, but when You open that sillcock the next time it will leak inside the wall, It's something we see all the time.

In my case the hose was only 5-6 feet long and NO spray handle was on the end of the house. I have been a fanatic over the years about leaving a hose connected to the faucet. The one time I did it, at the new house, for the first time using the faucet, the dang thing froze. I was really surprised since I figured the water would have just run out of the hose.

The faucet is on the back side of the house and we do not walk by it often so it was easy to miss.....

Later,
Dan

 

[Bird]

I use lots of brass quick couplers on the hydrants, hoses, nozzles, sprinklers, etc. and don't leave the hoses hooked up even in the summer; just a habit of rolling the hoses up on hose reels after unplugging them at the hydrant

 

[JB4310]

Yep! It's glued to a concrete floor, so I'm thinking there is very little there to damage. If it had been a wooden subfloor, I'd sure agree.

The adjuster is due to stop by tomorrow afternoon. After he is here, we'll know a lot more.

I figured it was on concrete, I'm worried it might damage the carpet, that glue is tough stuff. That's if it's fully adhered and not just tack glued at the edges.

In my case the hose was only 5-6 feet long and NO spray handle was on the end of the house. I have been a fanatic over the years about leaving a hose connected to the faucet. The one time I did it, at the new house, for the first time using the faucet, the dang thing froze. I was really surprised since I figured the water would have just run out of the hose.

Later,
Dan

I'm surprised as well, was it hung up on something preventing it from draining? Also some of those quick connectors have a check valve or the anti siphon feature which would prevent it from draining.
I just forgot to diconnect the large coil of hose from the faucet, 2 years in a row

That was at my old house (175 years old) my new house which is 75 years old has a crazy set up for 2 of the out side faucets, the grade is close to the top of the foundation, so the pipe comes out at the top of foundation and goes straight up about 18 inches so it's high enough off the ground. there are shut offs in the basement but no way to drain that stand pipe out. I don't know how they don't break, except the fact that they are steel pipe, I know they must be freezing.

JB.

 

[buckle97]

Sorry you had to go through all this trouble, Jim. Hopefully you will have a good inspection with the adjuster :thumbsup:. I hope I didn't jinx you with the CPVC trouble I had last winter :ashamed:.

 

[JB4310]

What ever happened? how did Insurance company treat you?

Just curious.

JB.

 

[jinman]

Well, the insurance company has given us a preliminary check based on the adjuster's report. I truly believe it is a fair evaluation. It includes new carpet and painting the whole room, but I don't think paint will be necessary. My baseboard is 2-1/2 tall rough cedar and it will go right back onto the wall except in one location where the wall is covered by furniture and a cabinet, and it won't matter. We have $1000 deductible and that was deducted from the check. When I send photos and receipts for the rest of the job, they will cut me another check. I also will forward them the dewatering company's bill and they will pay all of that (about $1100).

Next week, I'll get a carpet company out to give me an estimate on the carpet. I also plan to install a freestanding woodburning stove into one corner of the basement. I talked to one stove company yesterday, and want to find at least one other for comparison. Because of the mess with that installation, I'd probably be better off to get that done before installing new carpet. In the meantime, moving furniture around (including a full slate pool table) is the major issue. I'm thinking of having a PODS delivered and used to store the furniture, but will wait to hear what the carpet guy says he needs.

I have no complaints about the insurance company. They have been very helpful and courteous. I'm guessing their final payout will be $3000 or less. That's not a big check. I've been a customer for 10 years and this represents about two year's premiums. They're still way ahead in this game.