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The $30,000 Nail by rt395

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· @rt395 ·
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The $30,000 Nail
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We got a call yesterday from our celebrity customer asking us to come down because there was a water leak in the [kitchen we built](https://ecency.com/hive-178708/@rt395/working-for-the-rich-and-765053d7f2ad9).  It's a phone call you dread because you don't know if you caused it or another contractor. Luckily in this case it was a different contractor.

When we arrived we found out that leak was at the water line for the refrigerator. 

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmckpUBZcFaMFPZFcswFbd32mheGf7dyxG4cachBQ1MmMC/img_6211_2.jpg)

Upon further investigation we found out that a nail had pierced the copper water line from the opposite side of the wall. 

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZQfh22Z24FB6iUPPT3jkmU39m1T7apoXufJRmPmeSD29/img_6214.jpg)

When the baseboards were replaced in the hallway opposite the kitchen the installers had the bad luck of hitting the water line. It was a 1 in a million chance that the installer's nail would  hit the tiny 1/4" copper pipe inside the wall.

When the remediation crew came in they came to the conclusion that the nail had punctured the line 5 months ago. It had slowly leaked into the walls & our cabinets, then 2 nights ago the hole had expanded and the leak really started to flow. The owner then noticed that water was showing up on the herringbone floor and immediately called a plumber to find the leak.

This tiny leak is going to cost upwards of $30,000 or more to  fix.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUXrZXADNwxLJwU75yJeC3FbYZaBwY5vaVSUXnzUd5i9o/img_6218.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUTLJeJvUBwFxVwLUc1nGf4C4Jx2csxzQ4UTXC8RnKKbF/img_6226.jpg)

So today we are meeting with the remediation supervisor to go over what exactly has to be done to make sure no mold has grown or can grow. We think the entire refrigerator side of cabinets, including the pantry, will have to be torn out. Then 24.5" high of the drywall will need to be removed. The wall will need to be treated, then new drywall and new cabinets. In addition to this, the floor may have to be removed. It is an oak plywood on top of 3/4" subfloor plywood on the slab. If this is the case then costs will get up to $30,000, just because of a nail. Could have been worse though, could have hit a wire and burnt the house down. I've been on a job where that happened.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmV6rK5ThxKQm2W2ArT45VU5pZntnEcZtAYutKSfAW1U9Z/img_6209_2.jpg)

All of these cabinets in the pantry may need to be pulled out, basically  destroyed.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSnJNVaeATk7ar2gwqyZ7e3VDDd7oKXTZa6f8Xy1346SJ/img_6212_2.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQEc32gDR4Wu8Nz1b2tmk3WPUM8PPrCQ466wUbpD37Kxg/img_6213.jpg)



Anyway, off to learn what our scope of work will be. Regardless we will be paid to do any demo and repair because it wasn't anything we were involved with. 


Thanks for reading!

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Huge OUCH! with a capital 'O' and capital everything else!  Every homeowner's nightmare come true...
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@rt395 · (edited)
To make things worse, this is the second leak cause by a tradesperson. The other one 6 months ago a young worker stepped on the fire sprinkler in the attic so it flooded the 1st & second story. Pretty sure that one was about $30,000 to fix too. Luckily that one was in the corner of the house where there wasn't much going on other than a bathroom & den.

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@kaminchan ·
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Oh! Darn! Just a small nail! I would blow dry the wall for one week!
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@rt395 ·
There have been blowers and de-humidifiers in there for 2 days. Tomorrow they will seal off the kitchen and remove the drywall, then dry for 5 more days. Mold is nasty stuff.
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Wow. Too bad about the water damage, but I really want that pantry! 
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@rt395 ·
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Pantry is great and we were able to save it. We just have to cut the toe kicks out so they can be dried out.
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@rt395 ·
Thank you!
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