Our ENTIRE house flooded.

[DelightfullyGrace]

So grateful your mom has such good connections with the mob, that they’d help clean it all up.

[James-uqlx]

As a plumber, my guess would be a nail from the baseboard

She mentioned painters/painting and what she showed was low in the wall and was not a hole cut out higher up.

SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE/BREAK
(nail, age, etc etc)
for there to be a random flood outta no where

most leaks from deterioration are a
That over time speeds up and finally becomes big enough to become noticeable and or significant enough to ruin a cabinet let alone flood the place

[_markdakxng_]

The mob usually only clean up their messes. Good to see them helping out the community 😊

[nopenada]

Make sure to get it fully dried out black mold is a killer! Some thing happened in a home I was renting. We thought we dried and cleaned it up fast enough, but black mold started growing in the drywall. Two years later everyone in the house was affected from troubled breathing, bloody noses, and seizures. I hope things get better!

[dwainetyncompany]

I'm certified by the IICRC for Water Damage Restoration and have to say you should have your home thoroughly inspected for growth and moisture.

[Monocle_GentleSir_]

Mom's a badass to call the whole mob just to clean water.

[ericahernandez]

I'm a PM for a company that handles losses like this. Please make sure all areas are dry prior to reconstruction as it could cause secondary damages months later. This is definitely homeowners claim worthy.

[andrewmosley]

Good thing your mom knows all the mobs in your town and they were kind enough to help her clean up that mess. You guys must be well connected.

[Conscious.Consumer]

Dehumidifiers and possibly insurance should have been called asap. The floor is done for and now you get to worry about black mold between the walls. We bought a house where the previous owner diy’d or got a discount from his friend/family and we had no clue about all the “fixes” and not to mention when we did end up having flooding from 2 of the “fixes) we found years old mold because they would just mop and call it a day

[ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR]

Make sure to test for mold. My husband and I were exposed to mold for several months, and we are still experiencing health problems several years later.

[Indigosoul]

You need to put blowers all over for days, the water sipped in through the wall. If you leave it is a recipe for mold.

[poorlittlebiker]

Painter was like “oh hell nah, ain’t catching a case” 😂

[Jvanzterr]

You need to file an insurance claim and get you house dried out tear all the floor and tile its done for remove all baseboards 2 foot cuts all around or 16 inches i do this at work every day and if you guys are ever confused on wether its water from the outside or inside go to your water meter and check the valve if there is a broken pipe somewhere and its spilling lots of water you will most likely see the meter spin real fast or at a medium pace you can always shut the water off yourself with a wrench you will only see the gauge spin if water is running in the house

[WONDERGU]

The picture the painters took is actually incredible look like an actual art piece. :)

[LVłTHN.]

Have your house checked for mold or asbestos after this. Our home flooded just the same and we had tile, half the house had torn walls as most studs started to grow some form of mold. Your house will be uninhabitable if you have any issues.

[billsmafia]

That’s why you don’t use 2 1/2” finish nails to nail 1/2” thick baseboard & nail into studs next time mb

[melonlab]

I hope you called insurance/have someone dealing with the consequences of having your house flood, like mold and rot ect.

[KarenLeos]

One of the freezes in Texas last year caused our pipes to burst and our house flood. It was horrible. Replaced the whole floor, found mold, tore down several walls, lost a ton of furniture. Thankfully the insurance company took care of everything but god, it was just so overwhelming and it made me feel so powerless.

[berkshire]

I have experienced something similar to this. Earlier this year, I was using the hose, and I just finished, so I just kept it outside since we usually do this, but I left the water on and didn't know that the outside faucet was leaky, and it resulted in the basement getting flooded due to my family and I living on a hill. To made matters worse, in the basement was 2 massive refrigerators and my entire Lionel O gauge collection of 4 locomotives, 6 coaches, and a handful of rolling stock, in which, while those were on a table only big enough for a small O gauge layout, the cables that connected the track to the power outlet were on the ground. Fortunately, I always unplug my cables whenever I'm done running my trains, and, for a miracle, the water either wasn't deep enough for us to get shocked or didn't reach the outlet before anyone found out. Either way, no one was hurt, and I got away with a light reprimanding. The moral of both stories is to pay more attention when it comes to water, cause you can either lose your home or your life.

[blujeans]

Like many mentioned, get the remediators right in. When we had a flood due to plumbing, the remediators sprayed for mold and had hot air blowers (felt like over 100 degrees) throughout the house - running 24/7 for at least a week.