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Helene

24/10/05 - Hurricane Helene rolled through last week and did some damage mainly from the three and a half ton oak tree that fell on the house. I'm taking photos and making notes here to keep up with the details. I wrote up a post @ /posts/hurricane-helene and published additional damage photos @ /wha/glenridge/#helene

Log​

  • 11/05 - 🔨 demo for truss measurements
  • 11/02 - Clear out master bed/bath & move downstairs
  • 10/31 - Truss Engineers on site
  • 10/28 - General contractor on site
  • 10/28 - Insurance adjuster on site
  • 10/05 - Roof covered 🏚️
  • 10/04 - Trees 🌳 removed from roof/yard
  • 10/03 - 🔋 Power Restored 8pm ( 7 days )
  • 10/02 - Inspector safety/damage report 📄
  • 09/29 - Roads cleared
  • 09/28 - Debris cleared front/drive
  • 09/27 - 🪫 Power Out 5:30am

Damages​

Structure​

  • Roof - broken trusses 3/4
    • top ridge / main ridge / several punctures
    • limb damage multiple spots (8)
  • Chimney chase - cover / stack / windscreen
  • Soffit & fascia - SE corner
  • Siding - SE corner/upper deck
  • Sliding door / windows
  • Gutters - above office/front door/rear deck
  • Water damage
    • Upper - Attic / Bedroom ceiling / closet / ducts
    • Bedroom floor, ceiling, carpet, subfloor
    • Spot in office - below gutter damage
  • Interior cracks
    • Ceiling near air return
    • Bedroom wall by sliding doors
    • Bedroom closet corner

Property​

  • Food loss
  • Landscaping
    • Lawn back/side Shrubs ( from removal )
    • Dogwood/Cedar trees ( from removal )
    • Pavers/Edging ( from removal )
  • Driveway cracks from crane/saw trucks footing
  • Marvin’s mailbox / Marianne’s fence
  • Damaged tree removals
    • leaning tree(s) removed ( not covered )

Loss of Use​

  • ( 09/30 -> 10/04 ) Power loss - work
  • ( 10/28 ) Off work all day for adjuster appointment snafu
  • ( 11/5 -> ??? ) Bedroom / Office / Master Bath

Insurance​

  • 09/27 - Notified agent via text ( Brian Schoch - State Farm Lic: SC-3612609 )
    • agent responded "I will get the file claimed for you guys this morning"
  • 09/30 - "I don’t see your claim filed yet. Need me to file it for you?"
    • Claim filed # 40-P833-5X2 ( portal says filed on 9/29 )
    • Coverage: 400K dwelling, 300K personal property, 120K loss of use
      • Deductible: $4,005
  • 10/01 - called adjuster assigned in portal ( Mick Kayat ) left message
  • 10/06 - adjuster called and changed in portal ( Evans SaintCome )
    • returned call and left several voicemails
  • 10/09 - spoke with Mr. SaintCome and scheduled appt for 10/28
  • 10/28 - met with claims adjuster ( Jonathan Bonitez Lozano )
    • Appt @ 8am but showed up @ 6pm - took notes/photos
    • submitted additional photos to insurance portal / shared damages list
    • "allow 10 days for report" ( workdays would put it @ 11/11 )

Contractors​

Met with an assortment of contractors and got third party reviews from others before deciding who to engage. We've used some previously and some were backed up from the regional storm damages.

Construction​

  • Roof
    • having custom engineered trusses measured and made
    • pull back 10-14 feet of roof to install new trusses
      • reroute attic ductwork
      • crane will be brought in through side yard to lift trusses
    • entire roof will need to be re-shingled to match
    • replace damaged gutters/gaurds & repaint them
  • Siding
    • replace cedar siding boards that were broken and damaged.
    • pull back to re-weatherproof/insulate.
    • repaint
  • Interior
    • drywall will have to be pulled back to the studs 10 ft in bedroom
    • trim / repaint
    • floor/subfloor/carpet - likely entire upstairs to match
  • Windows/Doors
    • replace bedroom window / sliding door

Landscape​

  • pull two stumps and backfill form downed trees
    • remove remaining debris/limbs
  • remove additional trees
    • leaning hickory west side
    • leaning oak south side near deck
    • pines(3) on East border ( not damaged but future risk )
    • sweet gum at rear and front ( just don't like them )
  • replaced damaged shrubs
  • repair/install pavers/edging
  • sod/seed back/side yard damaged from equipment
  • patch cracks in driveway damaaged from equipment

Materials​

  • Siding - rough cut cedar ( do not sub )
  • Shingles - Owens Corning - Oakridge Driftwood - https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/roofing/shingles/oakridge?color=driftwood
  • Paint Colors - Sherwin Williams:
    • Exterior: Grizzle Gray ( SW 7068 ) / Trim: Pewter Tankard ( SW 0023 )
    • Interior: Canvas Tan ( SW 7531 ) / Trim: Alabaster ( SW 7008 )
  • Stain - Ready Seal Pecan Semi-transparent
  • Carpet - StainMaster Signature Unmatched Super Fine open loop
    • StainMaster padding/underlay