Let me just begin by saying how good God's been to me in all of this. He's provided a house that didn't have standing water in it when many of my friends had anywhere from 6" to 6' of water in theirs. My family's homes were unaffected too and if I'd have moved around to figure out what the problem was the last time water got into the house from a rainstorm, I might have escaped this time without damage. My home is on a slanted hill. Water runs from the back of the property to the front and has been getting into the house for goodness knows how long. Wish I knew what to do about it, but am not sure how to start figuring that one out. I'm reluctant to close up the walls before fixing the problem because I don't want to be back in this boat the next time there comes a downpour. Anyhow, here are a few pictures of the wet baseboards. We tore out drywall from four rooms (five if you count that wonderfully huge closet in the bedroom). Thankfully I have t...
Ruminations about being human in a world that expects more...