August Home Offices Are Flooded
August Home Publishing Company employees came to work on Monday only to be greeted by a surprise. Sometime during the weekend, a water pipe had burst on the top floor of the three-story brick corporate building. It wasn’t discovered until Sunday evening. (August Home is the publisher of Woodsmith, ShopNotes, and Workbench magazines.)
The suspect was a tankless water heater. As water poured out, it flooded the third floor and cascaded like a waterfall along walls and stairwells to the lower floors.
Needless to say, it was a tragedy, but all affected employees have been temporarily relocated and it’s “business as usual.” (None of the editorial staff for the magazines was affected.) In the meantime, construction crews are already at work removing damaged items, drying out the facility, and rebuilding the interior. It’s amazing how much damage water can do.