I own a duplex unit that is between tenants and getting new tile floors
to replace the old vinyl...

The installer pulled the quarter-round *and* a nail that was driven
through the molding and into the plastic house main supply water line
coming up out of the slab!

Turning off the water at the street did not completely stop the flow ;(
but I managed to clamp and seal it (after using the nail as a plug).

I figure that 2 inch (!) casing nail had been there since the last
floor was installed, maybe 10 years ago...

Oh, the joys of owning...


HankC

On 18 May 2006 13:03:21 -0700, "HankC" wrote:


I own a duplex unit that is between tenants and getting new tile floors
to replace the old vinyl...

The installer pulled the quarter-round *and* a nail that was driven
through the molding and into the plastic house main supply water line
coming up out of the slab!

Turning off the water at the street did not completely stop the flow ;(
but I managed to clamp and seal it (after using the nail as a plug).

I figure that 2 inch (!) casing nail had been there since the last
floor was installed, maybe 10 years ago...

Oh, the joys of owning...


HankC

Like the guy walking around with a framing nail in his head for a few
days, until his dental hygienist wife made him see the dentist. The
next move was the ER.

Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."

"HankC" wrote in message
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I own a duplex unit that is between tenants and getting new tile floors
to replace the old vinyl...

The installer pulled the quarter-round *and* a nail that was driven
through the molding and into the plastic house main supply water line
coming up out of the slab!

Turning off the water at the street did not completely stop the flow ;(
but I managed to clamp and seal it (after using the nail as a plug).

I figure that 2 inch (!) casing nail had been there since the last
floor was installed, maybe 10 years ago...

Oh, the joys of owning...


HankC


Several years ago in my sister's former house which was six years old at the
time she had her ducts cleaned. One of the crew removes a vent cover in one
room and all of a sudden water starts coming out from under the wall. It
turned out the screw for the vent cover was driven into a water pipe for the
toilet on the other side of the wall. My sister had always wondered why
there was a wet spot in the crawl space below, but never had anyone
investigate.

had a floor contractor cut right thru a waterline, it was laying in a
notch in the beams.

on another issue found out our home builder worked hard to keep
basements dry in our neighborhood.

over 50 years ago the homes were built, all with some blocks with holes
blasted in them at footer level so water trapped in walls would go
under house. then they installed the sewer running a extra spur line
ending in a gravel bed under house.

heavy rains flood the sewer plant. the fellow in charge of the sanitary
aurthoority reports they have to replace the sewer plant or require
2400 homeowners to replace their sewer line at a cost of 5 to 8 grand
including tearing up their basement floor.

this news explains the sewer line to nowhere seen on tv here, and all
the tree roots coming out of that line.

i dump rock salt down the line regurally....

Wife And I, Left for, and had a wonderful time (two weeks) in Bar
Harbor Maine.

When returned, (2am, after 10hour drive through from LLBean) went to
put Lobster, fish, and other items in fridge, but couldn't.

When, whoever, (I'm prurrty sure it was me), pulled last gallon of tea
out of fridge for trip, bumped hi/lo switch, and it stopped right in
the middle.....effectively shutting off fridge.....It's a Wonder we
didn't have a fire.

The smell was indescribable......I hope none of you ever have to
experience that.

The switch is now taped in the lo position, unless in the dead of
summer.

BUT,...........Believe it or not, a good scrubbin', ( I stayed up till
4pm doin' damage control, talk about DOA ), A case of Arm&Hammer, and
one sear's frige deoderizer with coconut shells $8 US....It's smellin'
just like new, 5years later.... knock,knock.

I have a couple a more, but I'll let others join in.............Sky

On 19 May 2006 02:52:09 -0700, "sky" wrote:

Wife And I, Left for, and had a wonderful time (two weeks) in Bar
Harbor Maine.

When returned, (2am, after 10hour drive through from LLBean) went to
put Lobster, fish, and other items in fridge, but couldn't.

When, whoever, (I'm prurrty sure it was me), pulled last gallon of tea
out of fridge for trip, bumped hi/lo switch, and it stopped right in
the middle.....effectively shutting off fridge.....It's a Wonder we
didn't have a fire.

The smell was indescribable......I hope none of you ever have to
experience that.

The switch is now taped in the lo position, unless in the dead of
summer.

BUT,...........Believe it or not, a good scrubbin', ( I stayed up till
4pm doin' damage control, talk about DOA ), A case of Arm&Hammer, and
one sear's frige deoderizer with coconut shells $8 US....It's smellin'
just like new, 5years later.... knock,knock.

I have a couple a more, but I'll let others join in.............Sky

Heehee, I usually lurk here, but this reminded me of a story of my
own. Dear Husband and I were getting things together to visit the
relatives over the holidays a few years ago. We'd be gone for a week
to 10 days. We'd done some baking and were pulling loaves of potica
out of the freezer to take along.

DH has a thing about buying a cheap whole turkey in Nov. or Dec. Even
though there are only two of us. But we roast it in Jan. and eat it
for months.

Which is how we came to have a whole frozen turkey in our small
apartment freezer-over-frige unit. Apparently the turkey was in the
way and DH put it on top of the freezer to get the xmas goodies out.

So we packed our goodies up and left. For a week. When we got home the
smell as we walked in the door....

Poor DH kicked himself for weeks. I've since 'migrated' several things
that now live on top of the frige. No more room for turkeys up there.

katieisme

sky wrote:
Wife And I, Left for, and had a wonderful time (two weeks) in Bar
Harbor Maine.

When returned, (2am, after 10hour drive through from LLBean) went to
put Lobster, fish, and other items in fridge, but couldn't.

When, whoever, (I'm prurrty sure it was me), pulled last gallon of tea
out of fridge for trip, bumped hi/lo switch, and it stopped right in
the middle.....effectively shutting off fridge.....It's a Wonder we
didn't have a fire.

The smell was indescribable......I hope none of you ever have to
experience that.

The switch is now taped in the lo position, unless in the dead of
summer.

BUT,...........Believe it or not, a good scrubbin', ( I stayed up till
4pm doin' damage control, talk about DOA ), A case of Arm&Hammer, and
one sear's frige deoderizer with coconut shells $8 US....It's smellin'
just like new, 5years later.... knock,knock.

I have a couple a more, but I'll let others join in.............Sky

had a similar problem, left on a trip, Verticle deep freeze was full of
meat and when we came home the door was cracked open enough to let
everything thaw and spoil. So I have experienced that smell, worst I
have ever experienced.

HankC wrote:
I own a duplex unit that is between tenants and getting new tile floors
to replace the old vinyl...

The installer pulled the quarter-round *and* a nail that was driven
through the molding and into the plastic house main supply water line
coming up out of the slab!

Turning off the water at the street did not completely stop the flow ;(
but I managed to clamp and seal it (after using the nail as a plug).

I figure that 2 inch (!) casing nail had been there since the last
floor was installed, maybe 10 years ago...

Oh, the joys of owning...


HankC

A few years ago I moved out of an apartment to the house next door, so
I was able to see this:
The landlord brought somebody in to fix the roof of the apartment
building, in December. The roofer guy was climbing his ladder and
slipped on the presumably icy rungs. He happened to be carrying a lit
torch at the time. While everybody was dealing with giving him first
aid and getting an ambulance, the torch had fallen on the little roof
stub sticking out over the back door stoop. Flame ensues. It gets into
the exterior wall, under the aluminum siding. Much water required to
put fire out. End of story, middle of December, 7 apartments full of
people uprooted for a few months.

The day I finished remodeling the master bedroom a pipe leaked in the master
bath and the water decided to go between the subfloor and hardwood floor so
the entire floor could be ruined.



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I own a duplex unit that is between tenants and getting new tile floors
to replace the old vinyl...

The installer pulled the quarter-round *and* a nail that was driven
through the molding and into the plastic house main supply water line
coming up out of the slab!

Turning off the water at the street did not completely stop the flow ;(
but I managed to clamp and seal it (after using the nail as a plug).

I figure that 2 inch (!) casing nail had been there since the last
floor was installed, maybe 10 years ago...

Oh, the joys of owning...


HankC