alliekatgal

We woke up this past Thursday morning to water dripping out of the window casings in both our back bedrooms.  There is a dormer across the back, and an ice dam has built up all along the edge.  The windows were not too bad, but my daughter's bedroom ceiling also split open and has been steadily leaking water since then. 

Amazingly, I called the insurance company on Friday, and today the adjustor came and took a look and dropped off a preliminary check.  We'll need a new ceiling in one room, new insulation, and perhaps new back walls in both rooms.  Insurance will cover that, but we'll have to spring for a new roof come spring.  Of course, the windows were just put in in July, but only the window casing is wood, and the double hung windows are vinyl.  We keep changing towels on the windows and have a bucket under the opening in the ceiling.  

Nothing was ruined by the water, and it's a pretty small amount coming through right now.  We had two bathrooms replaced last summer, so our contractor has already been out to take a look, and will do the interior work.  Now we just have to try to get someone to clear the ice.  Apparently there have been so many claims, our adjustor was flown up from Texas to New England for a month to deal with them.   Snow is always nice, but the ice?  We hates it. 


ETA: Contractor is coming out this weekend to clear the ice out. He has already contacted someone who does restoration who will be coming out Thursday to take a look and see how bad it might be. He'll dry out the rooms so the contractor can come back in and replace sheetrock and insulation. Here's hoping for a small break in the cold weather.