John and Aaron made a pilgrimage to Houston today and managed to get stuck in traffic for a long time. A fatal accident on I-45 backed things up in north Houston and the access roads were all flooded (still?) so they couldn't get off and go around in any way. They did eventually make it to our house and we have some idea of the damage.
The hole in the roof where the chimney seems to have been formed when they backside of the eye wall passed over us. There is a small amount of water on the living room tile that drained through the ceiling spotlight in front of the fireplace. However, the major water damage appears to be in the study which is east of the living room. This indicates the wind drove the rain into the hole in the roof and soaked the study. The ceiling and wall drywall are falling off and the carpet in that room is soaked. Clearly, we are going to have some house repair to do but at least John is getting the hole patched and sealed up as I type. The rest of the house is fine and the good news is none of our "stuff" seems to be affect for the most part. The electronics in the living room and computer equip in the study both stayed dry amazingly enough.
I'm really looking on the bright side here, our stuff is fine and the study is one of only two rooms left in the house which we had not yet remodelled. So, now we can.
John has the camera and took pictures which I will post when I can. They cleaned out our fridge and freezer too because we don't know how long the power will be out and I really don't want to return to the nastiness that could become if I don't have too. John and Aaron are going to finish up and get out of H-town again before the curfew starts to get back to D-city.
12 years ago
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We're so sorry to hear that you had damage from this thing. I hope it doesn't end up being too much of a headache for you guys to get fixed. Glad to hear that it was "relatively minor" damage and that you will still be able to live there while getting the repairs done.
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