DUN DUN DA...........
(imagine spooky music playing instead of my feel good music you're listening to now.)
Have you ever entered a house that reeked of animal urine and mold? If not i don't recommend going out of your way to have the experience, rather, be grateful you haven't. If you have I'm sorry, and yes that is what my 'once upon a time cute house' smelled like before the renovation. Anyone gagging yet...i did! What did it look like you might be asking yourself...well you are about to find out (if you feel so inclined to cry when you see some of these pictures feel free, i did)!
But before i go on you must know, despite all that went wrong and was destroyed, i was greatly blessed through the love and kindness of friends who came to my aid. My neighbor, Dustin Rooks, and my friends and coworkers, Shayne and Sheri Gallagher, from Kanab, drove up to Lehi to help. Lori's mom Chris drove down from Burley area. Alicia Runolfson, her friends Mike and Joleen from American Fork came. Two employees Kerri and Christine from Sandy and Pleasant Grove came. Christine brought along her brother Brian to help out. Old roommates, Chelsea Pelfrey from Midway and Jessica Malone from Payson came. Friends Evan Ogden, Shanna and Danny from SLC came. Elementary friends Jamie and Melissa Jackson and their friend Jake from Draper came. 18 people congregated at my house for four days helping me to restore it. God bless each of them for their service to me. I cannot repay them for what we were all able to accomplish in that short amount of time. I am humbled at the caliber of friends the Lord has placed in my life. Thank you eternally for your friendship and service.
Are you ready for the mess?
Aaaa yeah there was suppose to be a sink there. notice the
mold on the wood and around the imaginary sink...
i know the doors don't look right...that's cause they're warped from water damage!
This is a view of the tile that I took off which was falling off...also from water damage!
one of the many leaks (utility room)...more water damage
Master bedroom closet-you guessed it water damage again.
OH MY GOSH-I HAD A LAKE UNDER MY HOUSE FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG!!!!!!!!!!
holes kicked in the wall of the kitchen- patched
Ripping up the urine drenched carpet
Alicia vacuuming the master bedroom after carpet was torn up. underneath we
found this linoleum we thought about trying to sale on ebay to counter the
cost of carpeting the entire house.
Kerri cleaning in the living room
"So, lets get down to the nitty gritty"--now the real fun begins.
WARNING
What you are about to view my be disturbing, especially to a home owner, this is actual recorded events and there were no actors involved.
Family room wall, ceiling and sub floor torn out and mold growing ramped
Dustin Rooks and Shayne Gallagher
side yard during construction
1st of 5 loads to the dump
back yard and garage with piles of junk
-Garage-
No don't look at the shower pan, toilet and furriness look at he ceiling caving it-yep mold there too!
Fans were rented for 5 days to dry
out my little lake down under.
a positive that came out of finding the lake and the leak-
there was no main line water turn off to the house other than
at the road. so Shayne installed one for the cold...
...and one for the hot water
THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING CABINET
POOF IT WAS GONE!
Count them Sesame Street style...1, 1 car au au au...2, 2 cars au au au...3, 3 cars au au au...4, 4 cars au au au...5, 5 cars au au au...6, 6 cars au au au...7, 7 cars au au au!--just to give you an idea of the help i received.
PUTTING TOGETHER
IT
BACK
AGAIN
Shayne working on the kitchen skin tile...notice it's painted inside now?
THE PAINT JOB
...and a clean yard too!
THANK YOU TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO VOLUNTEERED TIME AND MONEY
TO MAKE THIS NIGHTMARE BEARABLE.
GOD BLESS YOU!
