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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Beware of the great laundry room flood
A s I was looking over a
neighbor’s new house
plans, I couldn’t help but notice
that the laundry room was locat
ed on the second floor.
Since the bedrooms were
upstairs, she was convinced that
it was a good idea. That was
until I told her the story about
the great flood.
I had a friend who made the
very same mistake. She thought
that it was an ideal plan having
the laundry room located on the
upper level of their new home.
One day she put a load of
laundry in the washer, turned
it on and left to go and pick up
the kids at school.
While she was out she
decided to stop at the
grocery store, phar
macy and the library.
She was gone a total
of three hours.
When return
ing home, she was
stunned to find a
steady stream of
water running out
from underneath the front door.
As she entered the house she
encountered water flowing down
the staircase, making its way
from the foyer to the study and
dining room.
Within a matter of 30
minutes, the ceiling in
the dining room began to
give way.
The chandelier came
crashing down, destroy
ing the large crystal
antique vase sitting in
the middle of the dining
room table. The vase was
a family heirloom.
The hose on the back of
the washing machine had come
loose, causing the massive flood.
The hardwood floors and stair
case were ruined, and there was
major ceiling damage in the din
ing room and study. My friend
and her family ended up having
to move out of their home for
nearly four months.
After I told my neighbor the
story about my friend’s very
unfortunate event, she is now
a little more hesitant about her
decision of having a laundry
room on the second floor. In fact,
I saw her just last week, and she
was actually wading through a
new stack of house plans!
Sherri Stephens is a contrib
uting columnist for The Banks
County News. E-mail comments
about this charmbug5@hotmail.
com.
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