Saturdays and Sewer Trouble!

Joe headed downstairs to the basement to check the old "Dogdish" style jacuzzi that is located in a Spa house behind our house. He came back in and informed me he had called Roto Rooter. "Do you know there are six drains in that little building?" "Not one of them is formed properly to drain water from the rooms and in the old Steam Sauna there is several inches of standing sewage....there is mildew and carpet and tile damage" He called our insurance agent to make a claim. Once again, I am so glad Joe is home this weekend! Is there ever a convenient time to have your main waterline backup? Probably not. At least you will know what projects we will be busy on over the next couple of months (carpet and tile removal, removing an old steam sauna, taking a sauna through a door and onto a basement patio, regrouting a gutted shower, etc.) *Later, update*...the sewer main to the house was blocked up ($255.00) and the Spa house was filled with sewage that also seeped into the house basement...patches of carpet and foam, stored "Rose Cottage" furniture under the stairwell, antique furniture set, baby changing table, table leaves, and other stored furniture will all have to be replaced because of mildew and sewage water damage. Hmm. **Newest Update**There was also an ice dam or broken pipe and the ceiling and back of the wall is starting to show mold. They began working and stopped today and said, "we will have to turn this over into a 'mold demo(lition)'." This will most likely change the insurance claim and mean that we will be paying out of pocket to get this "moldy house" torn down. Is it the pregnancy hormones that make me want to cry?