I am not an engineer. My charming spouse is an engineer - but not in this subject. Neither the owner of Summit Insulation nor any of the install staff are engineers. We believe we have drawn reasonable conclusions from looking at the evidence left behind in our walls. This is our opinion. We invite you to form your own conclusions from viewing the photos.
We believe Summit Insulation should pay for the damages to our home. In part, we are going public in the hopes that they will pay for the new drywall and the associated costs for what needed to be destroyed to control mold.
We aren't made of money. We have a small house on a small lot in Baltimore, MD. I would like to win the lottery - but not by extorting extra money from Summit Insulation or PolyMaster. No pain and suffering - which, if you've ever tried to cook pancakes on a GE hot plate is substantial. Not asking for the painting - we were going to paint it anyway. Not even asking for money for the time we personally spent (and will spend) cleaning up the joint, helping to kill mold, and running the supply ferry from the big orange box store. No asking for them to replace all of the cabinets - most of which were not growing mold. The ones that were damaged can be fixed by replacing some parts. Not asking for other extraneous stuff.
We would like them to pay for the direct damages they caused. We think that's fair.
Never let your carpenter go the big box store. They get more done if you go and get whatever it is they need. Electricians on the other hand, have everything on earth out in the vans they drive around in.
