July 31, 2004
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We had additional insulation blown into the attic yesterday in an attempt to get our house to be more energy efficient. Hubby had planned on being at the house when the job was being done, but when the workmen didn’t show up when they were supposed to he left the side door to the garage open and left them a note telling them where to access the attic. I know, I know . . . that was kind of risky, but we were not robbed, so all is well on that front. He must have been a little concerned about that too, because he left work a little early so he could check on things. The workman were gone and when he pulled down the attic door he had to vacuum up a bunch of insulation that fell down in the hallway. So he knew that they had been there and done their thing. He walked around the house checking to make sure everything was OK. About that time I arrived home and met him in the kitchen. After a few minutes I went back to my office at the back of the house to drop off my purse and some papers . . .
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE !!!
I immediately called hubby back to that part of the house. There was a gaping hole in the ceiling where a workman had stuck his foot through.
And piles of old insulation on my desk, my chair, the floor, and even some on the picture on the wall.
Whereupon hubby got on the phone to talk to the company who did the deed.
And to inquire when they would clean up the mess and repair the ceiling. Evidentally they have a rule that the workmen cannot enter the house unless the homeowner is there, so they just left when they were through blowing in the insulation. They did however come right back when hubby called and cleaned up the mess and are supposed to come fix the ceiling sometime either Saturday or Monday.
Comments (11)
:eek:
Oh no! What a mess!! :(
:mad: If they aren’t allowed to come into the house when the owners are not present, how in the world did they do the damage and blow the insulation to begin with, without violating their own rules?
:nono:I never trust workmen even when I’m home, I follow them around the entire time asking questions about why they do this and that! Just my nature I suppose to be curious but I must say you were lucky they didn’t jimmy a lock to come back later or steal something while they were there.
I do hope you get it all cleaned up and repaired without much trouble and expense.
(((((HUGS))))) You have just proved what I have known for a good while. You are a really really good, kind and trusting person and I love ya for it!!!:heartbeat:
To answer eternal_sojourner’s question: The workmen entered the attic through the pull down stairs located in the garage, to which my husband had left the side door unlocked. That door is in our back yard inside the fence.
oh, my… what a mess. :eek: That insulation is a mess to clean up, too. When workmen came to our house to fix a leak in the roof, they opened the attic access in the master closet and it rained pink insulation all over our clothes. We are still finding it bit by bit. Fixing that hole will be a chore, too. :nono: Don’t expect them to do it all in one trip. I predict that it will take at least three trips to get it fixed, if our experience is any indication — and we only had a damp bubble to repair. :fun: Ah, the joys of home ownership! :giggle:
Man it was shear stupidity to blow that stuff in when someone knew he had gone through a ceiling! I can’t believe he didn’t know he had.
The gardens in PA you mentioned below, where in PA?
:wha:O what a mess. a taste of Alice’s problems with workmen! I sure hope it doesn’t take forever to get it fixed. A great big HUG.
Oh no! :eek: What a terrible shock to come in and find that mess. I hope that they got it all cleaned up, and that they fix the ceiling, too.
What an unholy mess! I hope they really got it cleaned up and fixed properly.
That’s a lovely flow blue plate on the sideboard — I’m sure you’re tired of it by now, and I’d be happy to take it off your hands so you would have space for something new and different. :laugh:
Yipes! What a mess.
Mike