For some reason, south Texas has been plagued with exorbitant amounts of rain over the last year. Up until now our property has been saved the ravages of water. Well, in mid-May, central Texas just north of Houston received 17" of rain in less than a 24 hour period. This, followed by repeated rains in the center of the state and unprecedented release of water from upriver dams, led to record high waters. The photo above was taken just before we left in April.
This photo was taken at the end of May! It shows our neighbor's place and ours under about 6" of water. As of this writing the waters have receded and damage assessments are being done.
These were interior shots of the Casita pre-flood. What we know at this time is the carpet is ruined. In fact we have been in touch with the folks at The Preserve and have had them remove all floor covering in both Casita and Spa. The other items on the floor are showing signs of water damage but we only have pictures to go by. ServePro folks are scheduled to come out next week and give it a detailed once over. We have decided to cut our summer plans short and will head down to Houston at the end of June. Meanwhile ServePro will take the steps necessary to dry out and clean/disinfect the interiors of both buildings. When we get there, we will spend July (OMG July in Houston and we have to work outside!!!) repairing damage and getting thing livable again.
NOT the way we wanted to spend this summer but at least we are in a position to be able to change plans and attend to this matter.
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