AlexWyattMommy
<font color=deeppink>Okay, here I am, out of high
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If you visit the living room, you already know my finished basement is now a danger zone. If not, here is the cliff note version
1-completely finished basement - built in bookshelves, big screen tv, all the boys military toys with dressers to store & built in tables to play on.
2-slight flooding 1/4-1/2" of standing water in Spring due to gravity drain backing up.
3-Early summer found some mold smell around one support beam, thought it was due to my putting Seven dust there before the flooding.
4-last week smelled mold through floor about 5 feet away from pole while putting together an exercise machine.
5-took every piece of furniture & toy upstairs or up-upstairs
6-DH took apart pergowannabe flooring (got to number all those babies 40 rows up to J)
7-DH took up subflooring squares (25 rows up to E, there are more but I didn't have to number them anymore
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8-found mold on this side of the room, opposite corner from where smelled.
9-dried basement for a few days but still smelled mold pretty strong through AC ducts.
10-DH took covers off outlets last night at 9pm and said he could smell it through them.
11-I *think* DH spent the whole night tearing down the drywall. It sure sounded like it. I'm too scared to go look. That and the last thing I want to do is breath in mold filled drywall dust.
So what does this all mean to you? Why would I bother telling you? Because this will seriously curtail my future involvement in swaps. If it is a swap that I can't use up my stash and make Cricut pieces for, I won't be able to join. I also won't be hostessing anymore this year after my current commitments - sports, t'n't & pass it forward - are complete. I will be able to complete the ones I have signed up for as I have already purchased most of those items.
We've already paid for the package for WDW so thankfully DH hasn't suggested cancelling that. I don't know what we will end up doing with the basement. I know a new drain tile will need to be cut in the concrete floor inside and we will probably have to dig outside to be sure it isn't damaged.
I just wanted everyone to know why I would be absent after all my looking forward to new swaps. I think the only new one will be TinkerBean's because I already bought paper for that one and I can use my Cricut to make the embellishments.
Thanks for reading.
1-completely finished basement - built in bookshelves, big screen tv, all the boys military toys with dressers to store & built in tables to play on.
2-slight flooding 1/4-1/2" of standing water in Spring due to gravity drain backing up.
3-Early summer found some mold smell around one support beam, thought it was due to my putting Seven dust there before the flooding.
4-last week smelled mold through floor about 5 feet away from pole while putting together an exercise machine.
5-took every piece of furniture & toy upstairs or up-upstairs
6-DH took apart pergowannabe flooring (got to number all those babies 40 rows up to J)
7-DH took up subflooring squares (25 rows up to E, there are more but I didn't have to number them anymore
)8-found mold on this side of the room, opposite corner from where smelled.
9-dried basement for a few days but still smelled mold pretty strong through AC ducts.
10-DH took covers off outlets last night at 9pm and said he could smell it through them.
11-I *think* DH spent the whole night tearing down the drywall. It sure sounded like it. I'm too scared to go look. That and the last thing I want to do is breath in mold filled drywall dust.
So what does this all mean to you? Why would I bother telling you? Because this will seriously curtail my future involvement in swaps. If it is a swap that I can't use up my stash and make Cricut pieces for, I won't be able to join. I also won't be hostessing anymore this year after my current commitments - sports, t'n't & pass it forward - are complete. I will be able to complete the ones I have signed up for as I have already purchased most of those items.
We've already paid for the package for WDW so thankfully DH hasn't suggested cancelling that. I don't know what we will end up doing with the basement. I know a new drain tile will need to be cut in the concrete floor inside and we will probably have to dig outside to be sure it isn't damaged.
I just wanted everyone to know why I would be absent after all my looking forward to new swaps. I think the only new one will be TinkerBean's because I already bought paper for that one and I can use my Cricut to make the embellishments.
Thanks for reading.
). It stinks that this is coming right before your big trip. Good thing it's paid for so you won't feel guilty about spending the money...it's already spent!
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