The Rains Came Down, and the Floods Came Up

As you know, Florida is notorious for heavy rains. Well, unfortunately those heavy rains don't mesh well with leaky walls.

For about a year, our condo has had cracks in the exterior walls. So, our apartment would flood every time it rained really hard. So much fun! We'd go through a process of drying out our rugs and soaking up water with towels once every few weeks...depending on how rainy it was.

Well, apparently our house could only take so much water damage before it gave in. The last time it rained (about 2 1/2 weeks ago), the water managed to leak all the way under our tile and cause it to warp. Then, when the water dried our tile got all brittle and cracked...and warped even more! So, we had a little mountain of cracked tile in our dinning room. :-)

The major problem is that our condo association is responsible for fixing the cracks in our building, and until they do that we are stuck soaking up water every time it rains. And unfortunately, we now have a huge mess because of our association's negligence. So, now our association gets to fix our exterior walls and our floor!! Since our association is run by a board of elderly folks (no offense against old people), things never get done very quickly or efficiently. So, who knows how long we'll be stuck living with a ruined floor. I have a feeling it's going to be several more weeks...UGH!!!

Below are are a few pictures...starting with the warped floor, then the cracks, then the tile removal, and finally what it looks like now. Chad ripped out all of the cracked tile because it was a mess and now we have a big slab of cement for our dinning room floor. I'm trying really hard not to freak out about it...but as you know, my OCD is really hard to control. :-)