Water Damage Update. Water is On Again

Blue and Green Plumbing worked non-stop from 8am - 10pm on December 3rd to knock down the 1-foot thick concrete foundation wall and excavate at least 50 cubic feet of wet dirt in order to expose the damaged pipe.

At 10pm the plumbing crew noticed a clean and full break on the 3-inch pipe. On the morning of December 4th new pipes and material were brought on site to replace the damaged parts.

At 2:30pm the water service was restored by the City and is flowing properly without any problems.

The Cause
The cause of the pipe breaking was the builiding settling over 37 years after being constructed. The engineers that built the building originally had the 3-inch pipe on a tight snug into the concrete block thus not allowing it any flexibility. The years of stress caused the pipe to fail.

The replacement pipe has been fit through the concrete and sealed with silicone thus being flexible and able to slightly "give way" as the building further settles. The new pipe will not be affected by vibration.

Reconstruction
The reconstruction process has begun and will be completed ASAP.

• The concrete wall will be repaired
• the basement walls and lockers will be replaced
• new floor will be installed
• The basement will be repainted
• Electric service in the basement will be restored
• The elevator will be fixed and any compromised parts will be replaced
• The carpeting in the entire building will be steam cleaned upon completion of the first phase of construction

All of the above will be claimed to our insurance company and we do expect most of the costs to be paid by the insurance.

We appreciate everyone's patience during these last few tough days.