My DH just discovered a major problem.....

he was working in our new guestroom & the blinds are off the windows so he noticed our neighbors house had a huge ice slab coming out of it. She is older & lives in Florida. Her tree fell in our yard last summer & she told me flat out she has no homeowners insurance because its a vacation house her Dad built from scratch in the 1940's

Rich went to our other neighbors because he thought they had a key & a way to contact her. They got in touch with her adult son that confirmed they don't have insurance. He told them to break in if the key didn't work & shut the water. So Rich broke the window & lifted my neighbor inside, then she unlocked the door. He shut the water main but the basement has like 3 inches of water & there is water squirting out from pipes everywhere in the house!!!!

The son lives on LI so he's heading out here now. What a bummer. Rich said the whole inside of the house is ruined.

EXACTLY 5 years ago the previous owners of our house had already moved to PA while the house was in contract with another buyer. The heating system failed & exactly the same thing happened. The inside of the house was destroyed. The buyer backed out & we found the house just after the heating system was replaced & it was gutted & treated for water damage. Then we bought it as is.


So if you or anyone you know have a house you leave vacant-get a cold temp monitor!!!! It will alert you if the temp drops too quickly through a central station system.

Re: My DH just discovered a major problem.....

That was nice that you helped them out





And thanks for the tip

Re: My DH just discovered a major problem.....

wow, what a horrible mess! I feel bad for your neighbor! At least she's lucky enough to have helpful neighbors.

Re: My DH just discovered a major problem.....

That happened to someone I'm acquainted with about a month ago. They were in contract for the house and were trying to get everything fixed before they told the buyer. Turns out, the buyer didn't kill the deal and they picked out new flooring together.

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that totally stinks! i feel bad for her!

Re: My DH just discovered a major problem.....

wow thats crazy, for them.