SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — On the outside, Meghan Hovdey and her dog Hank’s home is decorated for Christmas.
But on the inside, it’s a completely different story.
“Obviously, putting in new flooring, repairing the walls at some point, buying new furniture and clothes,” said Hovdey, a detective with the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
It’s not her version of being ready for the holidays, with plastic zipper doors and fans in almost every room.
“I shined a flashlight through my vent, and I could see about 10 inches of standing water,” said Hovdey.
In October, Hovdey discovered a leak coming from a tiny hole in her pipes.
“It flooded the whole crawl space,” said Hovdey.
Standing water in the subfloor meant mold.
“I went to plug something in that outlet and the whole backside of my dresser was covered in mold,” said Hovdey.
She alerted her homeowners insurance provider immediately, but since there isn’t an exact time frame of when the leak started, Hovdey said insurance would likely not cover it.