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Post by John Farrell on Jun 7, 2015 22:22:07 GMT -5
Last Wednesday, the town I live in had 180mm of rain in 24 hours - the highest the region has ever recorded. This was my driveway in the afternoon.  By 8.30 in the evening, the water was nearly up to the back door. We evacuated ourselves to my brother's place (he lives on a hill). Next morning I drove back down to the house, through the floodwaters, and waded down the path. The tide mark is where the water reached.  The water had soaked the carpet, and the bottom plates of the walls. Luckily, the house is on a concrete slab, so the floor is ok. The floodwater was contaminated with sewage, so the carpet had to go - we ripped it up yesterday.  All of the walls need to be opened up to dry, so there is a big repair job ahead. We have rented a small apartment, and will move into that until the job is finished. Luckily, our insurance will cover all this. |
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Post by mickeyobe on Jun 8, 2015 9:18:27 GMT -5
John,
You and your family are safe.
The really important things in life.
Mickey
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Post by philbirch on Jun 8, 2015 15:28:52 GMT -5
A fun weekend John! I live on the second floor (or the third if you're outside UK)so we are fine!
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Post by John Farrell on Jun 8, 2015 20:09:32 GMT -5
Well, the builder has already started, ripping out the house interior. It makes things easier that he is another of my brothers.
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Post by John Farrell on Jul 12, 2015 21:23:57 GMT -5
I'm finally back on the internet - we have shifted to an apartment in town while the house is repaired, and it's taken a month to get the phone connected. The apartment is the upper floor of the middle unit here:  The building is a terrace of 3 town houses, around 110 years old. They have all been converted to apartments. The street is 1 block from Dunedin's main street, behind the town's only shopping mall. From the bay window, we have a view of this fine old house:  |
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2015 5:00:09 GMT -5
Wow, a beautiful home. Its hard to believe this property is over a hundred years old. Looks like its in a flood free area too
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Post by dee on Aug 25, 2015 15:15:26 GMT -5
Ouch !
Luckily we are above road level with the floodwater rushing past us down the hill .
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Post by John Farrell on Aug 25, 2015 16:03:20 GMT -5
The builder is supposed to finish the repairs soon, and once the floorings are replaced, we can move back to our house.
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Post by camfiend on Sept 21, 2015 10:00:35 GMT -5
sorry to hear of your flood problems water can be devastating both in having an over abundance or a lack of but good thing you were insured.. good luck in future, it looks a beautiful house
Bob
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Post by John Farrell on Sept 21, 2015 14:08:26 GMT -5
Well, we moved back into our house last week. The inside mainly looks the same, but the bathroom and kitchen have been renovated. Now we're trying to fit everything back in......
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 21, 2015 16:17:05 GMT -5
Well, we moved back into our house last week. The inside mainly looks the same, but the bathroom and kitchen have been renovated. Now we're trying to fit everything back in...... Good luck, John, in your almost new home. Best wishes, Mickey |
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Post by John Farrell on Sept 21, 2015 23:12:03 GMT -5
Thank you.
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