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Help a disabled veteran with a flooded basement

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This story starts two years ago so bear with me


My car had broken down and everything and everyone was on lockdown. I'm a disabled veteran and the place I was living was too far to the closest store to walk or bike to get groceries and it's remote so there are no neighbors. 

I had to move into my house, which has been under construction. It lacked pretty much everything, heating, cooling, running water...

I was able to get some running water but the pandemic drove up construction costs.

Over the last two years, I've been buying materials as I can afford them. I've been storing them in my basement until I had everything ready to install, and that date was this fall.

Well on Monday 7/25/22 I got a call letting me know my debit card had been compromised, and hour later I received the call that my basement was flooded


The damage is extensive. I've lost pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. Things like the kitchen cabinets, drywall, hardibacker boards, hung drywall, insulation, power tool batteries, pet supplies, plywood, twin mattress and boxspring, a dehumidifier 



I've spent Tuesday and Wednesday removing everything I could, but finding help to remove the rest has so far been a bust.The mildew has started to set in.I've also been trying to dry out the basement by running dehumidifiers, and my woodstove. To run the woodstove I have to use up what's left of my heating wood as it was submerged and will cause mold if left. 


 I'm heating a house in the middle of a heatwave. It's feeling very tropical in here



Because I wasn't home when the burst happened, I wasn't able able to snap pictures of the standing water but it was about 4-6" The drain for my sump pump had gotten blocked by pieces of wood and diatomaceous earth, causing the water to build up. I did take pictures during the cleanup which are below






I need help and time is not on my side. There is no insurance.

I need help replacing the construction materials, replacing my heating fuel, cleanup, pretty much all of it.

My current estimate is about $7500 for the mold cleanup and replacement of lost materials. I'm still waiting for estimates for labor for rebuild part of this mess





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    Jackie M
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    Kelleyland, ME

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