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Greetings,
We have been on vacation for about 10 days. The neighbor called at about 7 PM and said that they noticed water running down the side of our house and out of the garage and down the driveway.
I told them how to get into the house and they discovered that one of the water connections in the upstairs bathroom had developed a hole and was spraying water. Probably had been going much of the day. The connections under the vanities are the non-burst jacketed type, but I guess a pin-hole can develop.
Anyway, the neighbor was able to shut the water off. We went home the next morning to see the extent of the damage. Not as bad as we thought, but the first floor ceiling sheet rock had given way in a couple of places and much of the water ended up in the basement and the garage.
We spent the day drying things out and have some fans running. I turned off the water at the main for the time being. We will probably need to replace some wallboard and the carpet in the basement. The hardwood flooring looks like it may survive, but may need refinishing.
Since we are away from home for extended periods (days-weeks) and have 2 houses, I am wondering what would be good to have as home monitoring for incidents like this . . . water, power, heat, issues, etc.
I have the Ring Doorbell Cameras, but wondering what other things folks use for home monitoring.
We have been on vacation for about 10 days. The neighbor called at about 7 PM and said that they noticed water running down the side of our house and out of the garage and down the driveway.
I told them how to get into the house and they discovered that one of the water connections in the upstairs bathroom had developed a hole and was spraying water. Probably had been going much of the day. The connections under the vanities are the non-burst jacketed type, but I guess a pin-hole can develop.
Anyway, the neighbor was able to shut the water off. We went home the next morning to see the extent of the damage. Not as bad as we thought, but the first floor ceiling sheet rock had given way in a couple of places and much of the water ended up in the basement and the garage.
We spent the day drying things out and have some fans running. I turned off the water at the main for the time being. We will probably need to replace some wallboard and the carpet in the basement. The hardwood flooring looks like it may survive, but may need refinishing.
Since we are away from home for extended periods (days-weeks) and have 2 houses, I am wondering what would be good to have as home monitoring for incidents like this . . . water, power, heat, issues, etc.
I have the Ring Doorbell Cameras, but wondering what other things folks use for home monitoring.