Moving homes is always an exciting process, and it was for us too. My husband and I recently decided to list our house, and within just four days we had an offer. We had already moved into our new home, so our old house was vacant. Little did we know that on the morning of our listing, a water main break had occurred in our neighborhood. This meant that all of the houses in our block had no water pressure.
Later that same afternoon, a potential buyer wanted to take a look at our house. During the visit, they messed around with the bidet attachment to one of the toilets, however, they failed to turn it off. It was later discovered that this was because they thought it was broken due to the lack of water pressure, so they didn’t bother to turn the nozzle back.
Once the city fixed the water main, the bidet started shooting water, and this caused significant water damage in our house. Our carpets upstairs were soaked, and the water had even leaked through to the second floor carpets.
We called our insurance company to file a claim, however, we had to pay the deductible and the house had to be taken off the market until the damages were fixed. I contacted the buyer’s agent, but they denied that their clients had messed with the bidet. We had a log of when the lock box was opened and who opened it, and neither myself or husband had access to the house since we had given the keys to our agent. No one else had come to see the house that day either.
It was an unfortunate situation, but we were grateful that our insurance was able to cover the costs of the damage. We had to wait a few weeks for the repairs to be completed before we were able to list the house again. Fortunately, we were still able to get a great offer and we were very happy with the outcome.
Moving homes can be a challenging process, but it can also be an exciting opportunity to start fresh. We learned a valuable lesson about water main breaks, and we were thankful that our insurance company was able to help us out during this time. We were thrilled to get an offer in just four days, and we couldn’t have been happier with the outcome.