Neighbors’ pool collapsed and flooded my entire living room
Something pretty unbelievable happened over the weekend
My neighbors recently set up one of those big above-ground pools. You know the kind you just need to assemble, fill up, and you’re good to go. They’ve got a really tall one, way bigger than I expected for a temporary one, so you can easily dive in it. Anyway, they had a few people over, and long story short, there was a lot of jumping, splashing, and the usual chaos
But the structure gave way. I didn’t even see it happen properly, I just heard this sudden rush and cracking noise, and then a wave of water basically tore through their yard fence line. It wasn’t just pool water either and it picked up a ton of dirt and debris along the way and just kept going
It ended up flooding part of our backyard first, and then somehow pushed into the house. Living room, dining room… both completely soaked. By the time I got in there it was basically a mess of mud, water, and broken flooring. Everything just… ruined in minutes
Now we can’t really live in a place like this. Floors are lifted, everything smells damp, and there’s no way around a full cleanup and probably replacement work
Insurance and the neighbors are going to cover the damage, so that part should be handled, but I’m still trying to figure out what the actual timeline looks like for something like this. I found Regent Restoration while looking into water damage cleanup, but I have no idea if we’re talking a few days, a couple of weeks, or something way longer.
Also kind of ironic because it took me ages to finally get the living room how I wanted it… new rug, furniture, the whole setup and now it’s basically all on hold