A north-east family forced out of their home over Christmas because of a burst pipe might not be able to return for months.
Wendy and Ross Watson, and their 10-year-old son Fergus, had to move out of their house after it was flooded.
Mrs Watson, 43, returned home in Sauchen after work on Thursday to find a burst pipe had left the living-room ceiling bulging and water pouring from the light-fittings. Also, the bedroom and bathroom ceilings had collapsed after the cold water feed for her electric shower burst after becoming frozen during the cold snap.
She said: “Because of this time of year, everyone is on holiday and it’s very difficult to get hold of builders and the insurance people.
“The plumbing isn’t really an issue at all and was fixed within 10 minutes. It’s the damage caused by the burst pipe which will take so much time to fix. Although we will be out of the house for what looks like months, I count myself lucky.
“It’s only water and once the ceilings and floors have been fixed we will be able to move back with very little damage to anything else. Luckily, Christmas wasn’t completely ruined as I was able to save the presents.”
The family are currently living with Mrs Watson’s mother in Westhill, but are hoping to be able to rent somewhere temporarily once they have spoken to their insurers.
A family from Carnie Gardens, Westhill, had their home destroyed last week as water from a burst pipe entered the fuse-box, setting their house on fire.
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