The day after Thanksgiving I came to the shop to meet a customer and when I went into the back area to hang up my jacket I noticed that my sink mirror was on the floor in the doorway to the bathroom. What??? I turned on the light and saw water running from the ceiling in the corner. The ceiling had started to collapse with water, gray gunk (wet cellulose insulation) and bits of wallboard all over the sink and floor.
Making the story really short, there was a major leak in the plumbing from the above apartments and we had to remove the sink and tear out the wet wallboard/insulation completely on one wall, part of another and half of the bath ceiling to dry the area. A plumber was called but couldn't get in to repair the leak until this past Monday. Meanwhile most of the bathroom and storage area's contents are out in the main shop area to provide access for workers and to prevent further damage.
It will take at least 2-3 weeks, possibly longer in a resurgent pandemic, not to mention holiday season to get the repairs done to restore that bathroom back to functionality and clear my shop floor. I suppose it could have been worse and been a sewage pipe instead of gray water and in my main shop area damaging clothes instead of my bathroom.
I have gotten real about the necessity of closing instead of putting off appointments indefinitely into the future. I will post signs today. So sorry for the inconvenience.
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