Fred and I were so excited to finally arrive in San Carlos and get out of the truck camper. Well, we are still living in the camper and probably will be doing just that for another two weeks.
We were expecting some mold problems, but the shock of seeing so much damage was devastating. Our housekeeper had cleaned up the most dangerous mold so we have the exciting task of finishing the project. We have also encountered another problem - termites. We found rope-like formations on the walls and coming out of light switches and after checking with the manager found out that termites had invaded!
It appears that most homes in San Carlos [whether they are new or old] have been hit hard by the termites. With the water level being so high the bugs have no place to go but up into houses. Mexico being "mananaland", we were sure it would take a week to get rid of the bugs, but a company from Guaymas was here and gone by 1:30 yesterday.
We are starting the scrub down and priming of all the walls today, hoping to get a bit done each day.
The best news from all of this is that I get all new furniture as the mold destroyed much of the living room furniture and I refuse to sleep in a termite infested bed!
2 comments:
That's too bad that you arrived to a much bigger job than was expected. The next question is....where does one go to buy furniture? Will you need to make a trip back to Tucson or will you be able to shop in Guaymas?
Hope you can take some time out of your busy day to check out Soggy Peso!!!
Guaymas has some stores, but the most are in Hermosillo. If need be we will make a trip to Tucson. Our first priority is getting a bed.
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