My sailing season ended the night of May 17 when we got 12 inches of localized rain in 2 hours. A short time later the Admiral, Lexie the cat crew and I were sitting on the bed watching stuff float through our bedroom in 18 inches of water. A few days later after loading two roll off dumpsters full of saturated carpet and pad, drywall, insulation, furniture, appliances and a lot of memories, we had a mostly empty house with some patio furniture and a bed. A few weeks, two large commercial dehumidifiers, lots of fans, portable heaters and a good moisture meter and we had a dry house.
We've installed new drywall, textured it, painted it and replaced all the door trims, baseboards, etc. that were removed during the drying process. Waiting on flooring now. Bottom line, if you think refurbishing/rebuilding a boat is work, try restoring a flooded house while you're still living in it. I haven't seen Touche' in weeks. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
