Hi Everyone,
I haven't been on because we are still going through a mess with our house since the fir on May 15th. Well, as I think you all know I fell and broke my nose during the fire trying to get to the neighbors to get a fire extinguisher. About 2 weeks after that I feel in Lowe's(a hardware type store) because I tripped on a flange that had bolts in it to hold a pole into the concrete floor and the flange was supposed to be covered up and it wasn't so I went stumbling and a man ran to try to catch me but was too late and I tore my rotator cuff on my good arm that has my good hand. Then I fired the restoration company because of a few things like: my dining room was yellow on top a white chair rail and burgundy on the bottom, the kid painting it told be I could have picked a closer color they painted the bottom an orange color, never check to make sure they had mixed the right paint number, They would leave all my lights on and the temperature down to
60, the did a completely different type of texture ceiling in the kitchen the what was there and what's in the rest of the house, they said they painted the trim in the hall but I made a pencil make on it and it was never painted, He said we would be back in the house in a week, then he need more time, and more time, They were painting one room a day and not even getting the one room done, They boxed everything dirty I just pulled a knife out of a box 2 days ago and it had food dried on it, They said the sealed behind the wall board they put up in the kitchen my husband cut a hole in it they never sealed it with paint. After I fired him we went through the house with the list of what he said his workers did and videoed, we would so a clean cloth and wipe around a door frame and the cloth would be filthy. The video is about 2 hours long. They sent us a bill for $18,000.00. Then my husband had a meeting to go to the other day (he is a teacher) and went to get out one of his ties, they bulk washed all of his ties with clothes. All 47 mostly silk ties are destroyed. But I had a pair of jeans that I had cut almost every usably piece of denim off of all that is left is the waist band, 1 back pocket and the zipper and they dry cleaned that and pressed it and hung it on a hanger.I finally got my kitchen last Thursday and Friday. Now this week they started putting down the floor, we went with Dura Ceramic. They ran out of tiles so they have to finish on Monday. Then our mortgage company Chase Is holding the insurance money had is releasing very little. We got a check for $30,000 the insurance company held back $7,000 to make sure we get the job done. The check was in our name and Chase. We sent it to Chase and they said they would release 1/3 at a time and the first inspection would be free then we would have to pay $25.00 for each inspection after that. I sent them the estimates all the companies wanted 1/2 down to get started. For the painting, kitchen cabinets, and flooring I needed $17,000 for them to start. They to me to Fax them copies of all the work orders showing they want 1/2 down to start and they would look at it. We got a check for $10,000. I can see how the people in the Katrina area still are without anything, because even if they had insurance the mortgage company is holding it and they don't have any money to work with to get started.
We got our final inspection and the money should be released to us soon and I have to start unpacking and washing everything. Then we are off to court with the restoration company. Someday I will get to sew again.
I am looking to replace to Endangered Species ties they were from J C Penney's Department Store around here I don't know if the were sold anywhere else. My husband collects gorillas and these 2 ties were gorilla ties. If anyone has one they are willing to part with I will buy it from you. One had little gorilla faces all over it, you had to look close to see that they were gorillas, it is a soft green shade. The other on has a large full size gorilla on it. Both say on the back of the tie Endangered Species.
Hope all is well with all of you!
Take care, She in PA