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LIFE WITH WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION

Posted by Stacy on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:23 AM

Living by the water is no easy task. When the water levels rise, there is absolutely nothing you can do to keep the water from flooding your home. You can try and sandbag and stuff like that, but if the water rises too high then you're sunk. For years my grandparents have had to worry about exactly this problem, and it is the price you pay for living by the water I suppose. They have a beautiful home and they have tons of old things in it, which of course they are very attached to. Every time they are asked to evacuate, they just can't stand to leave their belongings behind, so they stay, which is very nerve racking to the entire family because as they get older, they don't tend to have the best judgment in the whole world, and we are always afraid that Grandpa is going to try and play superman and have a heart attack or something like that. Anyway, luckily the most damage they have had has just been in the basement so far, however they have had to have a water damage restoration company come in these last two times, because the basement was so badly flooded that they started to have mold build up. They had to have the sheet rock pulled down and also tear up the carpet down there. They have used the same company both times, and they have been happy with the work they have done so far, but it is getting to the point where everyone in the family is trying to convince Grandpa that he just needs to move a little further inland and then he won't have these problems. Of course, he doesn't want to loose being right on the water, it is something that he has always loved, and I can't imagine him not being able to boat and fish. It does seem though that as they get a little bit older, that it is just not safe for them to stay in that house any longer. After all, they are getting older, and my concern is that one of these times they are going to loose their lives by staying to long in a house that is taking on water. It just worries me a little, but I know that they need to be happy, and I know the water makes them happy and that is why I think they will stay in that house for the remainder of their years.