We had a very early spring this year and we were so happy about that. We were itchin' to get started on the house. We knew we were taking a chance starting the first of April but we moved forward anyway. We had really great weather through all the month of April. We had just a few very light snow showers the first week of April but then everything was just beautiful.
Well, that all ended the week of May 5th. It rained for four days and I thought it was never going to stop. After two days I started to smell a very nasty smell up stairs in the kids bedroom. I actually made them clean everything out from under their beds because I thought a mouse or something had died in there!!
We finally realized the smell was coming from the adobe in the walls. The adobe was completely soaked with rain water and the inside plaster was starting to soak in the water too.
The kitchen was the other issue. The drip edge on the roof had been cut off so the water just ran straight down the wall and into the old kitchen. We tried to catch some if it with buckets and bowls but most of it just ran down the wall and into the carpet. It was a little stressful and very smelly so we were glad when the rain finally stopped.
The yard was a mud pit! The equipment tore the yard up pretty good but I guess all of that can be put back together later.
Wow! What a dilemma. Glad these times are behind you!
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