Disaster on Coppergrove Drive

In January, we noticed a small black spot above our kitchen sink.  We called a plumber to check it out.  He was hesitant to cut open our ceiling to diagnose, but suspected that the door to the shower in the master bedroom was not sealed properly.  All the comfort we felt from this diagnosis was quickly lost when we saw the black spot reappear in June.  

We called a different plumber out...who quickly smelled trouble...and called out a general contractor and water damage specialist.

Next thing we knew, our kitchen looked like this...

and we were told we couldn't use it for several days, while they dried out the BLACK mold!

One long weekend later, I was thrilled to have access to the sink and trash can again.

The culprit?  A bad drainage system in the master shower.

You see that mold around the floor tile?  Yeah, that's not good.

After a couple of weeks of arguing with the insurance company, they got around to demolishing the shower.  With this, came the realization the problem likely extended into the bathroom flooring...

...and there went the floor...and the toilet...

Goodbye, shower!

Yes, that is a toilet in my bedroom.

I'm glad someone had a sense of humor about it.

Ok, I will admit this is cute, despite my frustration with the lack of master bathroom

Reconstruction!!

Seeing progress!

The only change we made, since this was a totally unplanned project, was to add inset shelves to the shower.  Previously I had some shelves in the corner, but this was a major improvement.  

The driveway looked like this for much of the month of August.

Ahhh, happiness is a fully tiled shower.

We're getting there!!

FINALLY - construction is done!!  

We worked with the greatest contractor ever, and thankfully, our insurance covered almost all of the damage, but it still took nearly two months from start to finish.  We were very, very happy to have access to the master bath, and most importantly, the kitchen!!, when this was all behind us.