So grateful your mom has such good connections with the mob, that they’d help clean it all up.

As a plumber, my guess would be a nail from the baseboard She mentioned painters/painting and what she showed was low in the wall and was not a hole cut out higher up. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE/BREAK (nail, age, etc etc) for there to be a random flood outta no where most leaks from deterioration are a drip.....drip.....drip. That over time speeds up and finally becomes big enough to become noticeable and or significant enough to ruin a cabinet let alone flood the place

Mom's a badass to call the whole mob just to clean water.

The mob usually only clean up their messes. Good to see them helping out the community 😊

Good thing your mom knows all the mobs in your town and they were kind enough to help her clean up that mess. You guys must be well connected.

I'm a PM for a company that handles losses like this. Please make sure all areas are dry prior to reconstruction as it could cause secondary damages months later. This is definitely homeowners claim worthy.

I'm certified by the IICRC for Water Damage Restoration and have to say you should have your home thoroughly inspected for growth and moisture.

Make sure to get it fully dried out black mold is a killer! Some thing happened in a home I was renting. We thought we dried and cleaned it up fast enough, but black mold started growing in the drywall. Two years later everyone in the house was affected from troubled breathing, bloody noses, and seizures. I hope things get better!

Painter was like “oh hell nah, ain’t catching a case” 😂

You need to file an insurance claim and get you house dried out tear all the floor and tile its done for remove all baseboards 2 foot cuts all around or 16 inches i do this at work every day and if you guys are ever confused on wether its water from the outside or inside go to your water meter and check the valve if there is a broken pipe somewhere and its spilling lots of water you will most likely see the meter spin real fast or at a medium pace you can always shut the water off yourself with a wrench you will only see the gauge spin if water is running in the house

Dehumidifiers and possibly insurance should have been called asap. The floor is done for and now you get to worry about black mold between the walls. We bought a house where the previous owner diy’d or got a discount from his friend/family and we had no clue about all the “fixes” and not to mention when we did end up having flooding from 2 of the “fixes) we found years old mold because they would just mop and call it a day

Make sure to test for mold. My husband and I were exposed to mold for several months, and we are still experiencing health problems several years later.

You need to put blowers all over for days , the water sipped in through the wall. If you leave it is a recipe for mold.

That’s why you don’t use 2 1/2” finish nails to nail 1/2” thick baseboard & nail into studs next time mb

The picture the painters took is actually incredible look like an actual art piece. :)

Definitely install a Flo by Moen. That thing could tell that my tenants left a sink slightly running and alerted me. It also automatically turns off the water for you in emergencies.

I hope you called insurance/have someone dealing with the consequences of having your house flood, like mold and rot ect.

Oh the damage is done😅 that’s a complete rebuild. Walls and floor

Have your house checked for mold or asbestos after this. Our home flooded just the same and we had tile, half the house had torn walls as most studs started to grow some form of mold. Your house will be uninhabitable if you have any issues.

I have experienced something similar to this. Earlier this year, I was using the hose, and I just finished, so I just kept it outside since we usually do this, but I left the water on and didn't know that the outside faucet was leaky, and it resulted in the basement getting flooded due to my family and I living on a hill. To made matters worse, in the basement was 2 massive refrigerators and my entire Lionel O gauge collection of 4 locomotives, 6 coaches, and a handful of rolling stock, in which, while those were on a table only big enough for a small O gauge layout, the cables that connected the track to the power outlet were on the ground. Fortunately, I always unplug my cables whenever I'm done running my trains, and, for a miracle, the water either wasn't deep enough for us to get shocked or didn't reach the outlet before anyone found out. Either way, no one was hurt, and I got away with a light reprimanding. The moral of both stories is to pay more attention when it comes to water, cause you can either lose your home or your life.

One of the freezes in Texas last year caused our pipes to burst and our house flood. It was horrible. Replaced the whole floor, found mold, tore down several walls, lost a ton of furniture. Thankfully the insurance company took care of everything but god, it was just so overwhelming and it made me feel so powerless.

My grandparents house flooded after they passed away and we sold it. The new neighbors were from out of state and hadn’t actually moved in yet. The water and power had been shut off and they had just turned it back on. The house is on county water so the pressure from the county water busted the water line connected to the fridge and flooded the house without us knowing and the neighbors knowing until the mom came down one day and walked in the house. The counters, cabinets, and floors were sagging. My mom had to crawl under the house and cut the plastic they had under the house to let the water out. The house was musty and mold had started growing. Took a lot of work, but they got everything fixed and it was like nothing had happened.

Bro the painter got some mad skills painting the floor clear 😂

Like many mentioned, get the remediators right in. When we had a flood due to plumbing, the remediators sprayed for mold and had hot air blowers (felt like over 100 degrees) throughout the house - running 24/7 for at least a week.

I worked in a house that leaked all weekend and flooded the house. Turned out the people who installed the new baseboards had punctured the tub supply line, which was on the second floor. A good chunk of the main floors flooring had to be pulled up and all the drywall under where the bathroom was had to be removed. Such a pain for 1 nail.

I’ll tell you exactly what happened. Someone shot a nail straight through that line. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a thousand times. This is why nail plates are important y’all.

I did that to my parents' house once. I cleaned out the laundry machine filter and accidentally didn't screw it back in all the way. I ran a load of laundry around 11 pm that night. Then I went to sleep expecting nothing more than to put my clothes in the dryer when I woke up. Ha, I I woke up to my dad screaming and cussing my named. Water was everywhere. My mom wasn't really mad because she had been waiting to get the flooring replaced & this meant the insurance would pay for it.

😭 that's so awful I'm so sorry that happened! Hopefully it won't be super expensive to fix and your able to save the flooring water damage is so bad

Call a water restoration company and your insurance

'Our ENTIRE house flooded 😮' The house:

File an insurance claim and have a restoration company come out

As an electrician, I just know what I’ve seen. (Payday is Friday, shit runs downhill, don’t bite your fingernails. Etc.) High probability of a screw or nail with your water line there practically nestled in your drywall. If there was an elbow or connector on it I would say you might have a “water hammer” situation, but it looks like it’s straight up from the basement. In which case, open up the wall until you see the pipe exiting into the bathroom. Visually inspect to find your penetration. Once you know what happened EXACTLY take pictures. (Whoever/whatever is responsible for your leak is also responsible to pay for damages from said leak) Then call your plumber Srry that was so long, hope it helps someone somewhere. Have a good one y’all!

Sorry this happened to you! My former home had a water curse. Water gushed in the back when it rained and plumbing backed up. Then one day the neighbors asked how the repairs from the fire went. 😅

the moment I saw where the pipe was at when you removed the base board, I was 95% sure someone nailed or screwed into it. I'm not a plumber, just a man who does my own house work. Listen to the person who said you need to file an insurance claim because either way, now the floor is bad. When they fix the leak they can move the pipes in a better location so it doesn't happen again, They're being paid by the insurance company.

Oh man I feel you. At my house in WA, the pipes were going bad and there were four different floods while I spent only three years there. Thankfully it was always just the bottom floor but what a nightmare

As a plumber I agree most likely a nail but we put 5x8 metal plates to cover water lines so that doesn't happen

Over the winter we had a little basement flood. It took them nearly 2 months to fix the damage. They had to rip out almost everything. Good luck. You're going to need it.

Oh no! I hope you guys get it fixed soon and that it's not too expensive!

This happened 4 times in less than a year in the apartment I just moved out of. The copper pipes kept getting pinholes in them. Multiple other units had the same issue.

We had this happen from our dishwasher two weeks after we bought the house & the insurance tried to not pay us!! Hopefully you took photos and filed a claim immediately!!

You should call your home insurance. That’s most likely covered.

Seems like you nailed the base board in the pipe

Yeah that once happened to me at EXACTLY the morning of Christmas but the flood was WAY BIGGER AND IT WAS SUCH A DISASTER😭😮‍💨😖🥺😳😬😩😞

Need to start running a few dehumidifiers

I feel you girl I had that happen but in a apartment had to go to a different place and wait to get back it was sooo long

So are all such great people. Bless you people for helping these poor kids.

This video gave me anxiety. This happened to our house also ... entire house. It was a broken hot water pipe.... an original galvanized pipe from 1958. Homeowners insurance required us to remove the sheet rock in each room that had water in it and all of the original flooring was removed. We also had to replace our cabinets in the kitchen. It took MONTHS to repair. The entire house had to be packed up, emptied and stored for months. What a pain.

That happened to us right when my son was in a horrific car accident and we came home from the hospital one night and all the floors were wet. Had to have the flooring removed and drying and replacing cost us about $14000. All because a leaking pipe in the wall that supplied a water line to the refrigerator. Had to replace the Sheetrock as well. I cried it was bad.

This gave me PTSD flashbacks. Story: we moved out to get our home renovated, the plumber set up new plumbings, the builder came in to set up some interiors, then the electrician came in and opened for the water since he had turned it off before the other two guys. ------- the builder had drilled into the new water supply line. Neighbor was not home. Her home flooded. I was hungover when I got the call.

Wow, so sorry that happened to you guys. Hope you get it fixed soon without having to pay a whole lot

Wow.... so sorry this happened to you guys. At least you found and fixed the problem. Things will go more smoothly now, and to be honest it could have been sooooo much worse. My very best wishes!

You need fans dehumidifiers and to cut open the bottom of any wall that the water got to or you will end up with mold in the walls.

OMG! I am glad you had enough money to fix it. It isn’t easy owning your own place. 🙌🙌🙌

I’d literally cry… 😢

Honestly you should of called a water damage clean up crew they would have made sure the house was dried out properly and stop any type of mold growth and because of the amount of water in the video black mold is a real risk now. Also all the drywall at the base boards has been compromised.

Need to get some dryers in there. Mold is guaranteed if you didn't properly drive all that water up.

And THIS is why home inspections are so important before buying

Check the carpenter who installed the baseboard trim

That’s a nightmare

I can feel your pain. Happened to me, what a nightmare. There is light at the end of the tunnel, know this and keep your spirits up

We just had reallly heavy rains in North Florida that flooded out roads, it came up on our patio like halfway to the door, it hasn't gotten that far yet and we've lived here 5 years. Scary stuff, so glad it didn't make it to or past the door.

Check for mold and mildew damage too.

As a first home owner this terrifies the f out of me.

Good luck with the future mold 😉

I’m so sorry to hear, water damage is one of the worst

Plumber: "who did baseboard?" Lady: "me, all by myself" Plumber: " Lets start there" lol Fyi-Won't always leak right away, nail has to corrode 1st

Oh no I hope the fix isn't too expensive

I had this happen to me in my previous house. I was frantic. I was forced to rip out 9 walls and 2 floors, to find out that 2 of the pipes have cracked. I was told that whomever installed the pipes installed really old pipes and scammed the previous owner on the installation. I spent $37k in repairs and replacements. 7 of the 9 walls were rotted and produce massive amounts of black mold. So I got very frightened and tore down 14 walls in total and exposed all the home framing and rebuilt from that. All the floors got ripped out completely and new ones installed. 3 years later, hurricane Sandy took my entire house and dumped it into the ocean. So I was forced to move and purchased a new home some place else.

There are no nail plates over the water lines to protect them and the trim carpenters hit the pipes with 16-18 ga. trim nail putting the base down.

Caude you probably used massive Brad nails on your baseboard like a professional amateur home renovater👍

Wow. Best of luck getting this reversed fast! 😭

Omg I'm so sorry to hear that 😢😢 hope it doesn't happen again

Same! My house flooded pretty much like yours, it has been rainy for days where I live. Roads are flooding, houses, etc.

So sorry to hear that. Sending positive vibes to you and your family. ❤

Aiii...😢 Sorry hopefully it will be fixed soon..And the insurance Hopefully covers all the costs. Goodluck guys😅

im so sorry, and im so glad you were able to clean it and find out what caused it

It's very obvious that someone nailed it when they installed the baseboard. The plumber shouldn't have installed the pipes that close to the wall, but whoever installed the baseboard should have been aware of them.

Something similar happened to me. I assumed when I saw the basement floor that previous tenants had some sort of a water issue, it had ruined the cement. I was unaware that they had never fixed the issue, they had just turned off the water supply to the outside faucet so when I turned it on to clean outside bc they obviously had never done it, I ran the water quite long. It was a townhouse so the living room was towards the back, and that evening when I walked to the back door to check if it was all dry, the carpet was soaking wet. My mom was visiting at that time and so when she went downstairs to do her laundry, she spotted water coming from the ceiling. Turned out there was a quite a hole on the pipe that was behind the wall upstairs. Landlord only got it fixed, but I had to remove the whole carpet myself, and cover the big hole on the wall that the plumber made. It sucks big time when situations like this occur.

The plumbers that were hired during the home's construction are required to put metal nail guards on any framing members they run their pipes through, before the drywall goes on. This includes studs, rafters, joists, and top and bottom tracks of the wall. As you can see something that takes 2 seconds to install for a plumber saves everyone 10's of thousands of dollars worth of headache.

I recommend a vinyl plank for the next reno

My families current house also flooded when we were first moving in. The source was the washing machine spigot that snapped off. It happened while moving the new machines in so we were there for it and a ton of friends came to help us move, so thankfully we were able to all grab towels and dry it up before any permanent damage was done. We had industrial fans for weeks though and the sound drove me crazy, but thank goodness we didn’t have to replace the brand new hardwood

Get at least 3 dehumidifiers running in there STAT. That kind of what leak, is going to cause some major damage right down to the bones of the house if you don't dry her out FAST.

Use flex seal to seal any cracks or gaps or whatever other source you find

When you guys nailed in that baseboard you hit the pipe.. i did the same exact thing in my house. You live and you learn 😅

mom calling a bunch of mobs to take care of it🙌💯mad respect

Whew. That's a mess. Hopefully you can get it figured out quick with minimal damage

That really does suck. I know. We’ve had two flooding experiences in our house. One from a faulty dishwasher when we first moved in and years later, the backyard flooded into the basement. Not fun. We’ve had to rent trash pumps a few times in the spring since that happened the first time to battle it out and prevent the waters from reaching the house again. I knew right away seeing the clear water that it was an internal issue as well.

Glad your painter caught it . I would be giving the repair bill to the plumber‼️

I remember having that house that ur in! It used to be my house! Hope ur okay though😊

Ugh we had a flood in our house. I was young so I don't remember it very well but I know a lot of our stuff was ruined. Lucky it looks like there wasn't furniture n such around for this!

Supply lines are really quick to get pinhole leaks and they can do some massive damage if they're not quick enough

Ask the drywall crew. Sometimes a drywall screw makes contact with a pipe but doesn’t go through. Over time a hole wears through from movement, or if copper pipe, dielectric affect. Say the dielectric cause in the upstairs bathroom of a multimillion $ home. Lost the floor separated and feel, tub enclosure fell, tile came off wall. I worked doing yard work etc, was asked to clean it up. He was a bit pissed when I told him I had found the cause.

Had the exact same thing happen in our home. Heavy rain, assume it’s leaked in, nope… pinhole leak in the water in-line. Pain in the ass to fix but done!

The same thing happened to my house. We have a water purifier under our sink that takes our tap water and then does something to purify it. One day I was doing dishes and I noticed that the floor next to the sink was wet, more wet than it would be if I had spilled water. So I looked under the sink and saw that there was a small trickle coming out of the water purifier. I told my dad and he fixed it. But two days later, my brother went downstairs at about 4 am to get a drink and stepped into 2 inches of water. He turned on the lights and saw water covering our floor. We had to replace the water purifier, our flooring, our baseboards, even portions of our drywall that had been damaged by the water. We were pretty much living upstairs for about a year. Even worse, this all happened during Covid quarantine.

So sorry, folks! Glad you and your plumber worked through this mess! Any construction warranty available?

As some one who works in water mitigation you probably need to take up ypur floor and depending on flooring you might need to expose sub floor so it can dry put properly if not you will get mold

As a water mitigation technician I advise you call a restoration company as growth (mold) and swelling damage can occur due to drywall and wood product absorbing the water.

If that floor was recently installed the pipe was likely punctured by a finishing nail when they were nailing the trim around the floor

Damn, this is an issue and I hope you guys can get it resolved quickly.

Need more than a couple mops! You need a shop vac, from there a good dehumidifier or two