Case of the Mysterious Exploding Toilet

While we were in Mexico, we got a text message from Petey who was watching our cats for us---"Dood, give me a call when you get this. I just went by your place". We both looked at each other and said "uh-oh". After talking to Petey, we learned that there were blowers inside the condo and that the wood floor in the entryway bathroom was a bit warped.

Apparently, 24 hours after we left to go to Cancun, our toilet in the entryway mysteriously started running...and overflowed as a result. The toilet was completely fine when we left. Not running. Nada. So we can't explain it...but according to our neighbor, about a day after we left, someone noticed a bit of running water coming from the ceiling in the lobby. They traced it to the unit below me which also had water running through its walls...and then eventually to my unit...specifically, the bathroom in the entryway where the toilet was continuously running and overflowing. Fortunately, our wonderful neighbors stopped the running and turned off the water before more damage could have been done.

This last week has been spent calling State Farm, talking to our neighbor, talking to the condo management company and figuring out what the heck are the next steps. The last few days has been on debating who officially signs the work authorization form to fix the common areas that were affected. [sigh] The adjuster came by this morning to look at the damage to my unit. Yup, the whole wood floor in the bathroom is too warped to fix--it has to come out and get replaced...and because the bit of floor that was affected crossed into the entryway a bit, that also has to get fixed. Oh, and because we'd be replacing the wood, we of course need to sand and re-finish the rest of the wood floor so it all matches. Did I mention the ENTIRE REST OF THE WOOD FLOOR? That's my entire lower floor! That means, like, moving out all the furniture and moving out for a few days. Argh...just the perfect thing to have to deal with 2 months before the wedding....lovely. I can only hope we can get this fixed before all the family and out-of-town friends get here....