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Post by mammajamma on Feb 25, 2021 3:27:34 GMT
Checking in to see how long before your Winter Storm repairs will be complete? Are you having trouble getting plumbing parts, tankless hot water heaters, drywall repair?
Is this affecting other supply chain in other parts of the country?
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Post by katiekaty on Feb 25, 2021 3:44:23 GMT
Plumbing is fixed-we knew a plumber so he took care of us quick. I know several people who still don’t have water to their house because they are waiting on a plumber to be able to come out. Drywall repair people are two weeks out for us and paint is something we will likely do ourselves or if could be a month or so if we want to hire it out.
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Post by ntsf on Feb 25, 2021 3:57:01 GMT
I think overall it will take several years for most texans to repair their houses and be back to "normal".. and it will affect construction materials, since right now there is a shortage in many places. materials are in big demand. all those people will have to deal with insurance companies.
in CA, after the big fire in 1991.. a group organized to deal together with insurance companies. so in the next big fires in 2017 and 2019, the fire victims were able to turn to this local group on how to deal with insurance companies.
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Post by used2scrap on Feb 25, 2021 4:15:10 GMT
I think overall it will take several years for most texans to repair their houses and be back to "normal".. and it will affect construction materials, since right now there is a shortage in many places. materials are in big demand. all those people will have to deal with insurance companies. in CA, after the big fire in 1991.. a group organized to deal together with insurance companies. so in the next big fires in 2017 and 2019, the fire victims were able to turn to this local group on how to deal with insurance companies. It took our neighbors over a year to get their home repaired from water damage (wind/rain not flood), drywall, carpet, insulation etc after Hurricane Florence. The videos of the water pouring through light fixtures/ceiling and insulation collapses etc are very similar. The neighbors and many others had to move out until repairs were done because of mold issues in a warm humid climate. 2 of my 3 kids’ schools had water/wall/floor/electrical damage and it took over 2 years for the gyms to be repaired and used again, about 6 months to 1 yr for some classrooms/cafeterias. There are still houses and buildings waiting, for insurance problems, lack of insurance, and a logjam of contractors and several more years of storms. Add in a pandemic? Sadly for many who survived but had bad damage this will be a life altering event and will take years to recover. It’ll be a marathon not a sprint. |
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Post by Merge on Feb 25, 2021 4:41:45 GMT
Not our personal house, but our rental house has substantial damage. Pipe burst and flooded the entire downstairs, collapsed the kitchen ceiling. There’s also some kind of roof damage. We’re going to release the tenants because it will be months before it’s habitable again. We have a contractor, but he’s been up front about he fact that there are lots of jobs and workers will be difficult to find.
Fortunately, insurance will pay for a lot of it, but I think we’re going to sell the place when it’s repaired.
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Post by houstonsandy on Feb 25, 2021 14:28:43 GMT
No damage to my house, but my landscaping is a total loss. We totally relandscaped two years ago when we rebuilt the house. Its all dead now. I finally had pretty, thought out, starting to mature landscaping and now I have nothing but brown, withered, dried up sticks. Its so depressing. Just two weeks ago I had flowering vines and bushes. The thought of having to start all over is overwhelming. I can't afford to put that much money into rebuilding my beds. The beds are massive, both in front and in back. It would easily cost $10,000 to get everything replaced.
I am going to go from a beautiful yard to an expanse of dirt and weeds....I covered all the plants and bushes in the front beds with thick plastic and laid down freeze cloths. They looked ok when I uncovered them...I was so optimistic... but day by day they are starting to turn brown and die. I give up. I'm just not meant to have nice things I guess.
But driving through the neighborhood, I know I am not the only one. Its so sad to see all the dead bushes. Everything is just dead.
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Post by Merge on Feb 25, 2021 14:41:30 GMT
No damage to my house, but my landscaping is a total loss. We totally relandscaped two years ago when we rebuilt the house. Its all dead now. I finally had pretty, thought out, starting to mature landscaping and now I have nothing but brown, withered, dried up sticks. Its so depressing. Just two weeks ago I had flowering vines and bushes. The thought of having to start all over is overwhelming. I can't afford to put that much money into rebuilding my beds. The beds are massive, both in front and in back. It would easily cost $10,000 to get everything replaced. I am going to go from a beautiful yard to an expanse of dirt and weeds....I covered all the plants and bushes in the front beds with thick plastic and laid down freeze cloths. They looked ok when I uncovered them...I was so optimistic... but day by day they are starting to turn brown and die. I give up. I'm just not meant to have nice things I guess. But driving through the neighborhood, I know I am not the only one. Its so sad to see all the dead bushes. Everything is just dead. Don’t give up on them yet. The leaf loss is expected, even for plants are normally evergreen in our climate. Experts are saying to wait a couple of weeks then check the plants for signs of life by scratching the bark. If there’s green underneath, the plant is alive and will probably recover. You can trim back any outer parts that didn’t survive and just leave the parts with green underneath. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Feb 25, 2021 14:42:22 GMT
Is this affecting other supply chain in other parts of the country? No damage to the house, but we have remodeled in the past 8 years so had Pex lines vs. the pvc and copper lines so common in my area. I have friends with collapsed ceilings and iffy timelines on getting repairs made though. We have no idea how this is affecting the rest of the country. Do you have an upcoming project that you are afraid might be affected by this? houstonsandy - What type of plants and bushes did you have? We had just totally relandscaped in October and feared the worst. The holly trees and boxwood seem unscathed, other than the new growth on the boxwoods. The dwarf olives are fine as well as is the mountain laurel. The viburnum and mini azaleas are brown. Our landscaper said to not touch the brown plants, that there is a chance some of it will come back. I hope he's correct because that's money I'd rather not spend. I'm sending you good luck wishes that all of your brown plants will come back this Spring.
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Post by houstonsandy on Feb 25, 2021 18:07:03 GMT
houstonsandy - What type of plants and bushes did you have? We had just totally relandscaped in October and feared the worst. The holly trees and boxwood seem unscathed, other than the new growth on the boxwoods. The dwarf olives are fine as well as is the mountain laurel. The viburnum and mini azaleas are brown. Our landscaper said to not touch the brown plants, that there is a chance some of it will come back. I hope he's correct because that's money I'd rather not spend. I'm sending you good luck wishes that all of your brown plants will come back this Spring. Oh gosh...I had such a wide variety of unique plants and bushes. Japanese blueberry trees, azaleas of course, needle flower, angel trumpets, honeysuckle, maroon wisteria (cuz we are Aggies...), distylium, lantana, sky flower vines, fringe tree, camelias, sunshine ligustrum, jasmine tree, orchid tree, chaste tree, butterfly bush, Dutchman's pipe, bleeding hearts, bougainvillea, loropetalum, frilly ferns, weeping redbud....ugh, so much more I can't think of the names of. I spent a lot of time finding unique plants...most of them flowered. Lots of different vines on the fence and trellises...Everything was just over two years old and they were finally starting to bloom their little hearts out! My Dutchmans pipe was doing so good... when it was blooming a few weeks ago I counted over 30 of those big flowers on it at once. My Sky Flower vine was traveling up a pine tree and was covered in gorgeous blue orchid looking flowers. I had so many bees and butterflies. I'm going to go out this weekend and check for green wood on the bigger bushes. I'm sure all the vines are goners. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Feb 25, 2021 19:03:36 GMT
houstonsandy - Your landscaping sounds gorgeous! I really do hope that much of it comes back for you.
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Post by houstonsandy on Feb 25, 2021 21:26:04 GMT
Well...it was  About half of my back yard is a big flowing bed with a little walking path that runs through it. Trellis's, water fountain, birdhouses, gazing balls.... I really enjoyed it. I will keep my fingers crossed that some of the things will come back from the bottom. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 25, 2021 21:53:55 GMT
I'd be worried about the bougainvillea as I lost one in a cold snap in Northern California - they're definite not a fan of a hard freeze. But a lot of those plants should bounce back as I've grown them in much colder climates. It of course depends on the varietal but some azaleas and viburnum can handle zone 4 or 5 **GypsyGirl** houstonsandy - honeysuckle and wisteria are quite hardy, so that may recover and butterfly bushes and redbuds will go well below negative. Not sure about the others - hope more recovers than you fear! |
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About half of my back yard is a big flowing bed with a little walking path that runs through it. Trellis's, water fountain, birdhouses, gazing balls.... I really enjoyed it. I will keep my fingers crossed that some of the things will come back from the bottom. 