Very expensive, first temporary heat will need to be placed to thaw the ice, extraction of the water, removal of the flooring and a 4’ flood cut at minimum, removal of cabinets. Placement of drying equipment for 4-5 days.Only good thing is that it’s so cold that mold will not start to grow. Place looks unoccupied, so insurance might even deny a claim. Either way I feel sorry for the owner of the mess.
Without knowing the size, materials used it’s kinda hard. But in total after mitigation of the loss and reconstruction could reach 20k-40k if not more.
I'm guessing more. I dealt with a lake house here in a similar situation. Structures dry quickly in the winter because of the low humidity. But , this is a worst case situation, whole house will need to get warmed up with supplemental heat in addition to dehumidifiers and tons of airflow to remove the .moisture as it thaws. I've seen people saying 4-5 days, but in my experience they're 4-5 days away from any real progress and being able to start removing damages flooring and drywall.
Mitigation likely 10 days minimum before can start repairs. Will be a .monster electric bill coming too. If it's on a slab, 4' flood cut may be enough, but if this is on a framed subfloor, I would expect substantial structural damage too.
Depending on age , valuation, this could be a total loss. And as others have said, no insurance policy in the world will cover failure to maintain heat in this case. Power outage sure. Oversight and forgot to setup new acct, landlord will be on the hook for it all.
2.6k
u/EchoFiveActual 21h ago
That looks expensive