We have been rather disappointed with Farmers Insturance company and our adjuster for what we feel is a rather uncooperative attitude as opposed to “what can we do to help”. At first they seemed to be forthcoming although the connection they had with the restoration company didn’t work and help took over six hours to arrive after the flooding was discovered and reported. Thanks to family and neighbors the water removal process was already well under way when Service Masters finally arrived to help out. Since then we feel like they have minimized our losses (sheet rock repair and painting) and denied our claim for many things we believed should have been covered including some of our floor coverings. As a result we are trying to take care of some of these things ourselves. The kitchen cabinetry was affected by the warping of the underlayment, but we were told that unless the warping was evident to the eye or specifically to the operation of doors, etc, it would not be covered. We decided the cabinets needed to be replaced anyway.
Kitchen before demolition
Here is the way our kitchen looked before cabinets were removed. We painted the kitchen after their removal to prepare for the new kitcehn fixtures and carpet.
The second photo is of the intermediate stage, taken today, of the installation process for the new cabinets we purchased at Home Depot. They aren’t custom cabinets but seem to be built quite well.
Installation progress shown with Brian at work.
I will post a “finished” photo when the project is done. Randy Hickman and his son Brian from Randal Construction are doing the installation for us. I will update you on other portions of our home as we get to them. We are still unable to live here because the bedrooms and living room have been filled with items from the kitchen, hallway and closet, bathroom, and office, where flooring was removed due to water damage. We are grateful to Ruth’s mother who is hosting us for the present time and to Rosie who hosted us the first few weeks.