Should have had Insurance! Expensive lesson learned

[SEB]

Well as some of you know! I have some land in Rockwall with a little RV on it that is my little spot just for me & my daughter. Well I guess this past cold front is what did it! Didnt know that even with the plastic rubbber lines in my RV that the water lines in my kitchen area had been replaced by the previous owner & had bursted. Well I have had water running for the past 3 days out of my RV since the time all this stuff melted off.

Of course since it was a older RV I didnt have insurance on it cause it was paid off & I didnt travel with it. The floor is soaked & carpet it completely shot & not sure if the wood under the carpet is gone. But not sure what to do with it.

I think im going to just sell it for what I can & salvage whatever else I can from it. But I feel like someone just knocked the wind out of me after being hit in the chest. How to recover from this is beyond me. I am now homeless after this hit!

I have my GF of course. But my daughter & I spent at least 2 days a week there at my place. I just want to cry right now.

[scootro]

can't you tear out the wet carpet and get a nice heater to dry out what you can? also why didn't you turn off the water line before things escalated from bad to worse

[SEB]

can't you tear out the wet carpet and get a nice heater to dry out what you can? also why didn't you turn off the water line before things escalated from bad to worse

Would a heater dry it out. Considering how cold it is right now. I just found this out yesterday.

Well most RV's have rubber lines running through them for the water lines since RV are exposed to many different types of weather. Since the pipes in the kitchen where replaced with standard PVC pipe. That is where it busted.

Of course hindsight is 20/20 & should have just turned the water off at the box!

[scootro]

Oh man that’s a hard lesson to learn. Yea a heater will dry it out but considering its an rv that whatever the water touched probably swelled the materials up and that stuff needs to be replaced. I’d say tear whatever is completely water soaked i.e. carpet and try to salvage what you can to keep your home until this summer to find other means $ for a place to live on your land.

Btw you can rent a heater at tool rental place but I’m not sure how much heat you can throw inside that thing and then theirs is safe factor of not burning it down also! Be careful and keep a watchful eye on it.

[scootro]

things you'll need for clean up.......

a wet/dry shop vac
a nice hard blowing fan
and a heater










Water damage - some small restoration tasks to carry out:

* Circulate the air by turning on fans so that things dry quickly.
* If the outside temperature is above 60 degrees, use dehumidifiers if available.
* Mopping and blotting will remove water.
* Wipe furniture and surfaces dry.
* Draperies and curtains that are hanging to the floor should be lifted off the ground and hung up over the drapery rod.
* Get furniture legs off the floor by placing them on blocks of wood. Wet furniture cushions should be propped up to dry.
* Rugs or other floor coverings should be removed from wet areas.
* Drawers and doors should be opened to enhance drying.
* Move photos, paintings, and art objects to a safe, dry location.
* Remove wet fabrics and dry them as soon as possible. Hang furs and leather goods to dry separately at room temperature.
* Remove damp books from shelves and spread out to dry.

Important warnings when dealing with water damage

* Do not use an ordinary household vacuum to remove water.
* Do not use electrical appliances while on wet carpet or wet floors.
* Do not go into rooms with standing water if the electricity is still on.

[samuel642000]

Man sorry to hear about that, but if the floors are messed up it shouldn't be to expensive to replace them with some materials off Craigslist. Probably be a day long project to pull up the old flooring cut out new and lay new carpet also. Just an idea to what I would do

[lincolnboy]

Don't count your chicken before they hatch. Maybe you can save the wood before it get bad and just have to replace or dry out the carpet.

[Cooter]

Seb, fix the plumbing issue, and if the floor is all soggy and fucked up, you can lay plywood over it and then lay vinyl tile on the plywood. it'll be ghetto as hell, and won't be a permanent fix, but it'll be a cheap fix that will allow you to live in it a little longer while you work on getting another replacement.

[Shorty]

notsoeasyacavemancandoit

[JimD]

Drill a fkn hole in it 1/2 or so and let it drain out. If its plywood, might save it.

[ELVIS]

sorry to hear that Seb. like the other have said rip out the wet carpet and try to dry that floor. should be in the 60's this weekend, maybe that will help. does your little girl have everything she needs? meaning nothing personal was ruined by the water?

god bless.

[Grimpala]

Get ins. and burn it down. /water damage

[talisman]

That sucks man.

[Saleen781]

My mom is selling their 28' Adirondack trailer with 2 slide outs for payoff if you're looking for another one. I think they owe $17k.

[cbrjames]

When the weather gets nice enough, go rip out all of the carpet. Turn the furnace on high,and let it dry out what it can. then get fans etc. The carpet is going to be trashed no matter what you do. So you'll have to at least replace that. But the wood should be fine.