Comments on: We Were Plumb Surprised http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Liz http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Liz Fri, 29 May 2009 11:49:55 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-798 Sabrina, Congrats on your new home!! I'm so glad you've had a good experience with American Home Shield, too. I'm totally with you, hoping that anything major that's going to happen happens while we have the home warranty - fingers crossed!! :) ~ Liz Sabrina,

Congrats on your new home!! I’m so glad you’ve had a good experience with American Home Shield, too. I’m totally with you, hoping that anything major that’s going to happen happens while we have the home warranty – fingers crossed!! :)

~ Liz

]]> By: Sabrina http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Sabrina Fri, 29 May 2009 05:31:10 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-797 hi, i saw your room redesign on this young house and headed over to your blog- love it! we just bought our first house back in august, and it was built in the 1950s! the seller offered to split a home warranty from American Home Shield, what a blessing. they have been great and we really have used it- we are going to renew it. we have gotten plumbing stuff taken care of and a new air conditioner... now if only the furnace will go out at the beginning of next winter... haha! hi, i saw your room redesign on this young house and headed over to your blog- love it!

we just bought our first house back in august, and it was built in the 1950s! the seller offered to split a home warranty from American Home Shield, what a blessing. they have been great and we really have used it- we are going to renew it. we have gotten plumbing stuff taken care of and a new air conditioner… now if only the furnace will go out at the beginning of next winter… haha!

]]> By: Liz http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Liz Tue, 26 May 2009 16:22:12 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-772 Averill, You know, that's a great question. Our former home was a brand-new townhouse and we didn't buy a home warranty - luckily, it turns out that we didn't need one. I suspect that's typically the case with new builds, but there are always things that could go wrong (particularly if the construction wasn't top-notch). With a new build, you may want to just see how things go for the first few months - if you don't have any problems then you're probably in the clear, but you can always purchase a warranty later if you've been faced with a slew of problems. Of course, keep in mind that a warranty won't cover problems that you already know about, so be sure to purchase one before your air conditioner dies. :) Hope this helps! ~ Liz Averill,

You know, that’s a great question. Our former home was a brand-new townhouse and we didn’t buy a home warranty – luckily, it turns out that we didn’t need one. I suspect that’s typically the case with new builds, but there are always things that could go wrong (particularly if the construction wasn’t top-notch). With a new build, you may want to just see how things go for the first few months – if you don’t have any problems then you’re probably in the clear, but you can always purchase a warranty later if you’ve been faced with a slew of problems. Of course, keep in mind that a warranty won’t cover problems that you already know about, so be sure to purchase one before your air conditioner dies. :) Hope this helps!

~ Liz

]]> By: Averill http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Averill Tue, 26 May 2009 16:12:31 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-770 Sounds awful, Liz! Glad you got it fixed quickly though. You know, I am always tossing out junk mail from home warranty companies but maybe I should give them a second thought! On the other hand, is it a good investment for a new or newish home? Sounds awful, Liz! Glad you got it fixed quickly though. You know, I am always tossing out junk mail from home warranty companies but maybe I should give them a second thought! On the other hand, is it a good investment for a new or newish home?

]]> By: Liz http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Liz Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:13 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-766 Lindsay, Wow, that sounds horrible!! I'm sorry about the crazy tree roots (and funky mess), and that your home warranty company hasn't treated you well. Talk about adding insult to injury! I guess we really have been lucky to find a good company. I hope that all of your plumbing issues are behind you!! ~ Liz Lindsay,

Wow, that sounds horrible!! I’m sorry about the crazy tree roots (and funky mess), and that your home warranty company hasn’t treated you well. Talk about adding insult to injury! I guess we really have been lucky to find a good company. I hope that all of your plumbing issues are behind you!!

~ Liz

]]> By: Lindsay http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Lindsay Tue, 26 May 2009 14:34:00 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-765 Oh this has totally happened to us. Except our lines were did have tree roots in them. It was our first weekend in our new home, I was home alone for the first time and running the laundry and dishwasher. All of a sudden I heard the strangest gurgling sound and found a DISGUSTING mess all over in our bathroom. I have never used so much clorox and commercial cleaning products in my life. I am cancelling our Home Warranty because our company is HORRIBLE. "2-10 Home Warranty" They take FOREVER to dispatch anyone out and the companies they do send are a bit sketchy to say the least. I have heard of some AWESOME home warranty companies {you obviously have one of them} but ours unfortunately was not one of them. They didn't even try to "keep us" when I called to tell them we weren't renewing. What kind of company in this struggling economy lets a customer leave without some type of persuasion!? I'm hoping and praying that nothing goes wrong from now on! Keeping my fingers crossed in Kansas! Glad your situation was resolved quickly! www.passengerseatkindofgirl.com ~Lindsay Oh this has totally happened to us. Except our lines were did have tree roots in them. It was our first weekend in our new home, I was home alone for the first time and running the laundry and dishwasher. All of a sudden I heard the strangest gurgling sound and found a DISGUSTING mess all over in our bathroom. I have never used so much clorox and commercial cleaning products in my life.

I am cancelling our Home Warranty because our company is HORRIBLE. “2-10 Home Warranty” They take FOREVER to dispatch anyone out and the companies they do send are a bit sketchy to say the least. I have heard of some AWESOME home warranty companies {you obviously have one of them} but ours unfortunately was not one of them. They didn’t even try to “keep us” when I called to tell them we weren’t renewing. What kind of company in this struggling economy lets a customer leave without some type of persuasion!? I’m hoping and praying that nothing goes wrong from now on! Keeping my fingers crossed in Kansas!

Glad your situation was resolved quickly!

http://www.passengerseatkindofgirl.com

~Lindsay

]]> By: christy http://itsgreattobehome.net/2009/05/26/main-plumbing-line-backed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-764 christy Tue, 26 May 2009 12:52:12 +0000 http://itsgreattobehome.net/?p=2868#comment-764 Oh my goodness! We had a home warranty our first year in this house, and it saved us buckets of money too...but we decided not to renew it after that, and we haven't needed it. LOUDLY knocking on wood! We luckily haven't had any major plumbing problems. I would like to install new lo flow toilets...but that's it! Oh my goodness! We had a home warranty our first year in this house, and it saved us buckets of money too…but we decided not to renew it after that, and we haven’t needed it. LOUDLY knocking on wood!

We luckily haven’t had any major plumbing problems. I would like to install new lo flow toilets…but that’s it!

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