Help Hummingbird Calabaza Return To Her Home
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Please help me return home safely after a sewage hazard ruined my house. I am a 72-year-old Native American seamstress at San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe, NM. On 12/28/20, sewer back-flow covered my floors, seeping into my walls, heating ducts, furniture and belongings, making my home unavailable to live in.
I desperately need help to pay for recovering my home: the floors, walls, cardboard ducts, furniture and other items, and to help with temporary housing. More overall details are below. Locally, I am contacting agencies for assistance and guidance.
I am grateful for your kind consideration of helping me to get back to my home!
Hummingbird Calabaza
My horrific nightmare that displaced me:
On 12/28/20, I woke up, heard sounds and smelled odor; I stepped in wetness on the floor and almost slipped. Went to the bathroom and realized that wastewater was coming up through the toilets, bathtub and walk-in shower, and was flooding throughout my one-story home.
A restoration company came to assess the sewage black water waste damage, and cleaning and disinfecting will not work because there is black water moisture present in the walls, insulation and flooring; they would need to be replaced.
I was also informed that my home has 1980’s cardboard Sonotube ductwork. The sewage black water entered and soaked the ductwork which cannot be disinfected and means that the heat cannot be used. Also, when it gets wet it compromises the cardboard structure, therefore, if cleaning was attempted, it would collapse in some areas, blocking air flow. The ductwork will need to be removed and replaced.
My main concern is how my home will be fixed, how to pay for the professional cleaning, restoration repairs and any other expenses to make my home livable.
I am a seamstress and before the virus, I made a living from sewing traditional and ceremonial dance clothing. However, with the quarantine, we have no events so I have had little income last year, and with the sewage flooding, I have lost materials that I use. It is my hope to get my business back up and going later this year.
I appreciate you taking the time to read about my house, and thank you in advance for considering to help me get back into my home safely.
Hummingbird Calabaza
I desperately need help to pay for recovering my home: the floors, walls, cardboard ducts, furniture and other items, and to help with temporary housing. More overall details are below. Locally, I am contacting agencies for assistance and guidance.
I am grateful for your kind consideration of helping me to get back to my home!
Hummingbird Calabaza
My horrific nightmare that displaced me:
On 12/28/20, I woke up, heard sounds and smelled odor; I stepped in wetness on the floor and almost slipped. Went to the bathroom and realized that wastewater was coming up through the toilets, bathtub and walk-in shower, and was flooding throughout my one-story home.
A restoration company came to assess the sewage black water waste damage, and cleaning and disinfecting will not work because there is black water moisture present in the walls, insulation and flooring; they would need to be replaced.
I was also informed that my home has 1980’s cardboard Sonotube ductwork. The sewage black water entered and soaked the ductwork which cannot be disinfected and means that the heat cannot be used. Also, when it gets wet it compromises the cardboard structure, therefore, if cleaning was attempted, it would collapse in some areas, blocking air flow. The ductwork will need to be removed and replaced.
My main concern is how my home will be fixed, how to pay for the professional cleaning, restoration repairs and any other expenses to make my home livable.
I am a seamstress and before the virus, I made a living from sewing traditional and ceremonial dance clothing. However, with the quarantine, we have no events so I have had little income last year, and with the sewage flooding, I have lost materials that I use. It is my hope to get my business back up and going later this year.
I appreciate you taking the time to read about my house, and thank you in advance for considering to help me get back into my home safely.
Hummingbird Calabaza
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Hummingbird Calabaza
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Santa Fe, NM