Water was everywhere!! It was comming from upstairs so I quickly ran upstairs and shut off the valve to the toilet. The line that goes from the valve to the toilet tank had busted. There was a good two to three inches upstairs and one to two in the garage and kitchen.
While I was freaking out Kristina called the Bishop and was able to get a lot of people to come out and clear out the garage. Our food was taken to the bishops house and we put everything else on the lawn. Afterwards we looked at the damage. It was not pretty.
To drain out the water we had to punch holes into the wall. Eventually it was all ripped down so we could dry the wood to avoid mold build up.
Looking on the bright side only half the garage was damaged and the living and kids room was spared any damage. However over half the kitchens sealing was damaged. Of course that had to be ripped out.
The water had moved its way along the wall and got part of our room but nailed our walk in closet.
Thank goodness for ward members they were very quick to help out and we were able to get a hotel room for a couple of days till we got things situated. Members brought in plenty of shop vaccums to help suck up the water.
To help dry the carpet it was ripped out as it went half way down the stairs and the hallway was soaked as was the carpet in our closet, so of course that had to be ripped out. By the time we were all done it was about 2 am in the morning. Good thing I had called in work and said I wasn't going to be able to make it. I would have gotten only two and half hours sleep if I had gone in. Anyways the repairs are going along well. the garage and kitchen has been insulated, sheet rock has been put up and mudded. Anyways that was our big trauma for the week. I will blog again when it is all done.
