Long WET weekend... :(

Dammit dude! 

Hang in there buddy...

And, obviously, let me know what I can do to help.

Sincerely,

Jim

So damned sorry bro. F&%K!
If there is any moisture in the carpet get rid of it for safety sake.
No need in taking any chances.
I got rid of all the carpet in our house.
We are on a cement slab and I just stained all the concrete.
Much cleaner, much easier to take care of, no mold worries.
There is a lot less dust around too.
Hope things take a turn in the other direction for you guys.

sorry ...do not spray bleach on the mold it will just release the spurs and spread it  ...purchase a product called 'Microban"..

http://www.baneclene.com/catalog/microban.html

when my sisters house flooded years ago, her asthma got worse.  Mold is a bitch and once it starts, hard to get rid off. Contact your insurance agent and make sure they know it was a city main. You will most likely need to remove carpet, and the lower parts of the drywall.  There are companies that specialize in flood recovery. Be sure to contact the city and make sure they know that a very cute asthmatic girl could be harmed.

Thanks for all the offers of help

The carpets and walls are dry, subfloor dry.

however, under the house is wet, i drained all the water.

Tonight i opened the hatch and put another air mover in there, shined the flash lite around, and already signs of mold on the damp wet floor.

Yeah, its Haileys asthma im worried about.

Insurance said its they cant help because the water main broke off of our property, so I have to hope our water company helps us out, awkward, because I just applied for a position there friday, then got flooded out by them saturday, now I have to file a claim

Insurance said its they cant help because the water main broke off of our property, so I have to hope our water company helps us out, awkward, because I just applied for a position there friday, then got flooded out by them saturday, now I have to file a claim

I thought it was the insurance company's responsibility to take care of the claim and then THEY go after whoever was at fault, i.e. the city.
When Ell Dorado County had a real bad snow storm trees and limbs fell everywhere.
We had no power for a few days then when they restored power everything in our house fried, some things even caught fire.
A limb had knocked off the return line to the transformer at our house and they restored power not realizing it.
All TVs, fridge, pellet stove, hot tub, just about everything fried.
Insurance took care of it although it was negligence on PGS's part.
I don't see why your ins co wouldn't do the same.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. I'd look into it a little ore if I were you.
Can anyone else with this kind of experience please chime in?

Most likely because it was a flood.  My understanding is that most insurances have a separate policy for flood.  This would be the reason why they were making note that the water break was not theirs or on their property, then it could have been covered.  The city municipalities should be the ones whose insurance is used.

yeah, basically they told me what Bill just noted above. Ill try, try again

Tell that that because you didn't get the job, you broke their water main & flooded your own house out of protest to their unfair hiring practices.

   Actually, most municipalities carry insurances against this type of "accident" so it's just a matter of pushing, pushing & more pushing to get their attention.

   We've had water lines break or get pin-holes under our house numerous times.  Just happened (again) a few months back.  We had a box fan running under the house to keep air flow for nearly a year one time.  It does help.

Sorry, Porky. Anyone got ideas about how to help our brother Porky and family? I'm not good at organizing, but I can help as asked or suggested.

I think were doing everything we can do at this point, ive cleaned up the yards, have a large industrial blower on the exterior blowing air in, I can actually feel air coming out the vents on the opposite side of the house, at night i shut it down so it doesn't blow in all this wet ocean air. I then turn on a smaller yet pretty powerful craftsman blower that situated under the house., during the day they are both on.

Not much else I can do,at this,point, unless I call in the pros.

The water is gone, its just damp and dark, and mold loves that.

Over the last 11 years I sure have spent a crap load of time under this house, not my favorite place to hang out Be nice to not have to go under there for at least a year.

The water co has a process, i have 6 months to file a claim, I am saving my receipts

Thanks for the offers, all we can do now is let those blows work, if they dont well call ServPro or someone. 

A couple of flood lights pointed at the spots most likely to get mold first might help to keep it warmer and drier.
It was something I did on some exposed pipes in a pinch during a freeze when I lived in Pollock Pines and it kept them from freezing up.
Not if the light itself would inhibit growth of mold or not.

great idea, i was thinking about that the other day, ill try it.