A household’s $617,930 seven-bed house has been destroyed by flood water — simply days after he accomplished repairs from floods a yr in the past.
Jacob Davidge, 28, from Loughborough, England woke within the early hours of the morning on January 7 to seek out his house flooding after heavy rain.
The civil engineering contractor says the deluge this week is the second in round 12 months — after heavy rain prompted his house to flood in January 2024.
The 2024 flood ruined the complete downstairs ground — together with the kitchen which had solely simply been renovated.
The kitchen ground was lastly re-tiled in December 2024 — finishing the renovations — just for it to be underwater as soon as once more days later.
Jacob mentioned: “Once I got here downstairs within the morning I couldn’t imagine it.
“We’ve lived right here for over 20 years and by no means had any points.
“Then, twice in a single yr it’s flooded — it’s bordering on stupidity.”
The flooding started as water poured into the back and front backyard of their indifferent home after heavy rain — in virtually precisely the identical manner because it did the earlier time.
“Inside 4 or 5 hours, the home was filled with water,” Jacob mentioned.
The water rose to round two to a few ft, inflicting in depth injury to the bottom ground of the property, with Jacob believing it has prompted tens of hundreds of kilos of injury.
So as to add insult to harm, Jacob and his household had solely simply completed repairing the home from the earlier yr’s flooding – and solely simply completed retiling the ground in December.
Within the earlier flood, the complete floor ground of the home was decimated after water entered from the again backyard, although that point the water didn’t recede for 2 days.
Jacob, who shares this house along with his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and spouse, mentioned: “It took 11 months to get again to regular, and we’d solely been again for one month earlier than this occurred once more.
“All the things on the bottom ground has been affected — electrical sockets, the kitchen, sofas, cabinets, fridges, freezers. It’s all gone.”
The household now faces going again to sq. one with renovations.
Jacob mentioned: “Final time, it took virtually a yr to repair every little thing — I believe it’ll be the identical once more.”
When the household awoke the next day, a lot of the water had receded, however the injury was clear.
Jacob mentioned: “The home is filled with particles, grime and silt. We’ve acquired no clear ingesting water. It’s an entire mess.”
Whereas Jacob’s house has been left ruined, neighbors skilled solely minor points.
“One in every of our neighbors solely had water of their rear pantry — they have been unaffected in any other case. I believe our home should be barely decrease,” he mentioned.
The household have already submitted an insurance coverage declare, however Jacob is aware of from expertise the method gained’t be fast.
“We filed the declare yesterday, however it could take two to a few days simply to get the ball rolling,” he mentioned.
“We’re on our personal for now.”
The repeated flooding has left Jacob questioning why extra hasn’t been achieved to stop it.
Jacob mentioned: “For this to occur as soon as is dangerous luck, however twice in the identical yr? It’s ridiculous.”
Jacob suspects environmental elements are at play however is annoyed by the dearth of progress in addressing the difficulty.
Jacob mentioned: “Not rather a lot has been achieved since final yr to stop it from occurring once more.”
“It’s extremely disheartening.
“You place a lot effort into making your own home a pleasant place to stay, solely to see it destroyed once more.”
For now, the household is specializing in cleansing up and beginning the lengthy technique of restoration as soon as extra.
Jacob mentioned: “We’re simply taking it one step at a time nevertheless it’s onerous to see the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel while you’re again to sq. one.”