My wife...who along with me...has watch this thread since the very first post. She says you CAN NOT tear down the most awesome looking layout ever !!! So there...ya got it straight from the boss...lol !
I have a prototypical length container train that's too long for my layout, and I have nowhere to run it. This makes me sad. If prototypical length modern trains are your thing (and it seems like it is), not having room for them will bother you.
Was going to show a similar photo showing off my new Trainworx cattle hauler at the Bealville ranch along with a snarky comment to MR's Jim Kelly that said trailers were not all that hard to find...His current column caused me to slap my forehead wondering why I'd not gotten one of these...then to promptly go to ebay and get one. But then a shutoff valve in the kitchen above malfunctioned and flooded the kitchen, and you guessed it, the main room containing the Bealville ranch. You can see the trailer at an odd angle and other damage in the vicinity. This image shows the other side of the peninsula. Thus far, the ceiling tile must be replaced and the laminate floor as well, along with some drywall, and God knows what else they will find after things have dried out tomorrow. Fortunately the contractor whose guy last touched that valve - no one can figure out HOW it happened - is responsible and insured.
Dang! I have always hated the idea of plumbing in the ceiling above a layout! I have seen entirely too many small failures cause disasters! I still have a mess from a float in a toilet that failed and overflowed the tank, down the fill valve and through the basement ceiling, etc.... Dang. Condolences!
But then a shutoff valve in the kitchen above malfunctioned and flooded the kitchen, and you guessed it, the main room containing the Bealville ranch. You can see the trailer at an odd angle and other damage in the vicinity. This image shows the other side of the peninsula. Thus far, the ceiling tile must be replaced and the laminate floor as well, along with some drywall, and God knows what else they will find after things have dried out tomorrow. Fortunately the contractor whose guy last touched that valve - no one can figure out HOW it happened - is responsible and insured.[/QUOTE] The single most destructive force in the world, water is number one, fire is number two. However in a lot of cases water damage can be abated where fire damage is permanent.
Oh man. What a mess. I would think you would need a determined flooring team to save the layout. Otherwise you will have a clean slate for us to watch you build a new layout.
Sorry to hear Jim, hope the layout didn’t get to much damage from the water leak. Hope you don’t have to do much with the layout to get the repairs done for the roof and flooring. - Steve Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The problem wasn't so much plumbing over the layout - I watched the crew today rip out three rooms worth of solid oak flooring to clear the subfloor. Any flooring that showed signs of water underneath was taken up. And this is in the kitchen/pantry/dining room/hall/parlor area. They are going to have to move the cabinets as well to get the flooring under them. The basement is actually better off, they've already taken up most of the floor and the damaged ceiling tiles. They are most respectful of the layout and have devised a method of propping it up while new flooring goes in. Since it's being paid for by the plumber's insurance, all I can do is watch. I lost some scenery adjacent to the track but nothing that can't be fairly easily fixed. My only fear is warping, but thus far the spline is doing it's job and things are intact.
Here's a current shot showing the Bealville peninsula and the lifting legs the contractor will go with when he reinstalls the floor. Great to have someone who will take the time necessary to get it done correctly.
Glad you found someone that'll take care of you and the layout. Hope they can get it done with very little damage. Don
Ouch! Have a pipe running above my layout. Had plumber change out a humidifier saddle valve above layout. I protected layout with a platform supported by 4 2X4s. Plumber was cooperative and worked around this. Jim, if the water wasn't sitting too long maybe warping won't be a big problem. Good Luck.
That's the hope, and that big honkin' dehumidifier to the left has been running continuously since a couple hours after the incident.
