Well, they tried!! Sandy did not like the surprise to secure the roof with a semi-reinforcement (not sure what it is called). The majority of the reinforcement was BLOWN AWAY! So much for being prepared--the house has puddles of water through out. I was trying to remain optimistic; but I could tell this STUFF may not withstand the winds because it was loosely tacked on the roof. When I surveyed the reinforcement, I could see the edges of the STUFF flapping in the wind. Most of the water is in the upstairs master bathroom and was dripping straight through the house to the basement. The only thing that kept us from being flooded out was the roof and I am happy to report that the damage is minimal; but I am still concerned what this may do to the durability of the floors. I would rather be set back in our build than to have poor floor quality. Our PM was already visiting the community to check out the impact Sandy had on the homes with open construction when we arrived on the scene. I was happy to see him so that he could give us an assessment of the water damage. We were told that the plywood that RH uses is very strong and resilient. The plan is to sweep the water out and should they find that the floor is too squishy and soggy before the drywall is installed they would definitely have to replace it. They also plan to install the shingles on the roof tomorrow and not sure if the HVAC stuff will be delayed or installed because it was also soaked. Forgot to ask!! I must admit I felt sad seeing all the water in the house AND they tried to reassure me that this does happen and it should be fine because the plywood is built to withstand these types of situations. On the flip side, the HOUSE is STANDING STRONG!! We still plan to meet with Guardian on Thursday at 1:00 pm; however, the wiring for Guardian may be delayed until the initial wiring is complete which may take a day or two. We have quite a bit of wiring and our PM wants the wiring completed before Guardian enters the house.
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| There goes our reinforcement--DID NOT WORK!!!!! It's raining in the house! |
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| The STUFF landed in our neighbors lawn! |
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| AND in the back of our yard! I did not make my daily drive by on Monday which was the first time in a very very very long time; however, I will be there tomorrow (Wednesday) to check out the progress. In the meantime, I will remain optimistic/prayerful that the plywood lives up to the standard the our PM described and trust that our home is in tact and will dry accordingly. |
I believe the "stuff" is called tar paper... and it is typically installed on the roof before the shingles get installed. I hope everything dries out and that they stay on schedule.
ReplyDeleteThanks M, now I know what the STUFF is called! lol Do you know if they apply a sealant down before they apply the tar paper? I watched them staple it down to the roof without a sealant--again, not sure if that is something they would do. I need to do some research on it. In the meantime, I hope we do stay on schedule; however, I prefer that they replace the floors if the plywood has been compromised in any way.
DeleteIt does not appear that any sealant gets applied to the roof prior to installation of the tar paper... http://www.ehow.com/how_5989777_install-roofing-tar-paper.html
DeleteThanks M! This was some very valuable information! Now it makes sense to me.
DeleteAw! I'm so sorry for your set back. I hope everything goes well as they recover
ReplyDeleteThat tar paper really didn't stand a chance against Sandy's force. I hope they take a good look at your plywood and replace if needed. You are right, it's better to be behind schedule a few days than deal with wavy, uneven, or squeeky floors for the ret of your life. But, I'm glad she's still standing!
ReplyDeleteAll things considering, the damage is very minimal, everyone is safe and your home stood strong through the storm. Let the clean-up begin and anything that needs to be replaced will be. You may think about hiring an outside inspector before drywall goes up...always helpful to have another set of eyes (not to mention a trained unbiased professional). Best of luck in getting things back on track!
ReplyDeleteyesterday I was waiting for yr daily blog as we are 10days back from yr construction process! your photos realy inspired us to follow our construction process. As per yr concerned about Sandy, you can hire home inspection inspector before pre drywall.
ReplyDeletewhile hiring inspector make deal for three inspections
1. predrywall inspection.
2. at the time of settlement.
3. 9months after settlement.
keep posting.
Plywood is rated to actually take up to 25 days of submerging. We had 4" in our basement before the shingles were on and they simply ran a cord to another house and ran the sump, but it sounds like theyre not that far. We were mainly concerned about mold, the wood will be fine. Maybe suggest that ServPro (the water damage people) come out and make a survey, not leave it up to the subs, because they wont care either way.
ReplyDeleteOh no! But, at least Ryan Homes has to deal with the repairs and not you.
ReplyDeleteWe were worried too Nadase. Whatever happened, RH has to fix. Everything will work out fine.
ReplyDeleteDid they sweep the water out, at least? I went by ours today and there was still standing water on the main floor. That takes what, like 5 minutes tops? And it stopped raining very early Tuesday morning here? It irked me. I have a call in to our PM, but he hasn't called back yet. It's very reassuring, though, what your PM and the others here have said about the plywood. We were already going to get an outside inspector, but now that we've had the water get inside it seems even more worthwhile!
ReplyDeleteWe had a really bad storm before our roof went on and had sitting water in the entire upstairs as it dripped all the way through the basement. Ryan inspected and everything was fine. They ran a couple of huge dehumidifiers before drywall went up and seemed really dry.
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