Hey folks, I've been away for a while selling my soul to a design/reno show. Some of you may remember that they offered me a job as an on-air General Contractor...well I sold out, but fuggit...it pays the bills son!:w00t:
Anyways, got a problem need some advice. I rented an office uptown back in June. The space is actually a 2 storey home but zoned residential/commercial, it resides amongst a row of other homes converted into offices. I got a great price for it, because it was run down. Rented the space "As-is". Got to fixing it, but juggling a full time job and running the bus tied my hands and I've been knocking off "do-dos" on the place (with my own money as I didn't offer a Tenant Improvement clause in the lease). Long story short, month and a half ago the basement flooded due to continuous rainfall, which backed up the sewage and we got 2" of sewage backup everywhere in the basement. There was literally floating pieces of...yaknow! Called landlord, he called drain guy, drain guy snaked the cleanout...went 40' onto city property, couldn't free the clog, threw in the towel. Another drain guy came, snaked INSIDE the basemenet floor drain, got her free.
I was using the basement as storage while busy trying to set up the house, my insurance covered my belongings and all is fine with that. It's the owner and HIS insurance that I'm having a problem with. Owner brought in a pro resto company and got a quote. You should know that this property is owned by one of Canada's wealthiest families, #1 condo developer in Ontario and they own over 6k residential homes. So I'm really dealing with a "manager". Manager then brings in one of his handymen to remove the carpeting from floors. Install dehumidifier, leave it for a few days. The manager says they will install new linoleum flooring and call it a day.
I have a problem with this and need some advice. From what I understand, a level 3 "black water" sewage flood calls for MIN. 2' of walls to be removed. There is mold in the basement all along the perimeter, never mind the fact that hey...this was feces!:shutup:
I'm kinda stuck, seems like the manager is pocketing cash from the deal and boning us. I've gotten sick from mold in the past, it wasn't fun.
What do you guys think I should do? How would you approach this? Any resto pros out there with 2 cents to spare?
Any feedback is appreciated, holla at your boy!
Anyways, got a problem need some advice. I rented an office uptown back in June. The space is actually a 2 storey home but zoned residential/commercial, it resides amongst a row of other homes converted into offices. I got a great price for it, because it was run down. Rented the space "As-is". Got to fixing it, but juggling a full time job and running the bus tied my hands and I've been knocking off "do-dos" on the place (with my own money as I didn't offer a Tenant Improvement clause in the lease). Long story short, month and a half ago the basement flooded due to continuous rainfall, which backed up the sewage and we got 2" of sewage backup everywhere in the basement. There was literally floating pieces of...yaknow! Called landlord, he called drain guy, drain guy snaked the cleanout...went 40' onto city property, couldn't free the clog, threw in the towel. Another drain guy came, snaked INSIDE the basemenet floor drain, got her free.
I was using the basement as storage while busy trying to set up the house, my insurance covered my belongings and all is fine with that. It's the owner and HIS insurance that I'm having a problem with. Owner brought in a pro resto company and got a quote. You should know that this property is owned by one of Canada's wealthiest families, #1 condo developer in Ontario and they own over 6k residential homes. So I'm really dealing with a "manager". Manager then brings in one of his handymen to remove the carpeting from floors. Install dehumidifier, leave it for a few days. The manager says they will install new linoleum flooring and call it a day.
I have a problem with this and need some advice. From what I understand, a level 3 "black water" sewage flood calls for MIN. 2' of walls to be removed. There is mold in the basement all along the perimeter, never mind the fact that hey...this was feces!:shutup:
I'm kinda stuck, seems like the manager is pocketing cash from the deal and boning us. I've gotten sick from mold in the past, it wasn't fun.
What do you guys think I should do? How would you approach this? Any resto pros out there with 2 cents to spare?
Any feedback is appreciated, holla at your boy!