Our Rotten wall

So Gary the contractor came by today. He wanted to take a look at the inside of the master closet because he had to see how extensive the damage was before he could give a decent bid. So I have some lovely pics for your viewing enjoyment :-) You know when a contractor looks at you with pity in his eyes and offers to talk to your insurance agent for you (who says it's not covered) that there is some bad news coming. 15 to 20 grand is the forecast. That doesn't include the pillars we need built out front so the sagging porch doesn't pull the wall out of Abby and Mimi's room. MONEY PIT! but it's still our home sweet home ;-P

This is of the rotten floor. You can stick your finger through in some places it is so rotten.
This is catching the standing water in the ceiling. Great!
As he is pulling out the insulation it is actually pulling off pieces of the studs . Hmmmm, structurally unsound?
Here Jimmy is showing us the tar paper that is on the back of the outside siding.

And lots of rain in the forecast. They tried to stem the flow on the roof. I'll guess we'll be waiting anxiously for the sun to stick around to dry things out a bit!