Texas homeowner's above-ground pool collapses and floods neighbor's living room, runs into hurdles with insurance and repairs: 'It was basically a mess of mud, water, and broken flooring'

How would you make peace with your neighbors after their precious above-ground pool project caused complete destruction in your living room?

This Texas-based homeowner shared with Reddit's/HomeMaintenance subreddit that he had a bad feeling about her neighbor's above-ground pool from the very beginning. Of course, she couldn't say or do much. After all, their project was, in fact, compliant with the policies of their local HOA. Furthermore, she didn't want to cause any friction with the people next door, so she stayed silent and allowed the project to continue without any interference.

Unfortunately, her bad feeling turned out to be prophetic, and the above-ground pool collapsed not long after it was finished. Guess whose property was damaged the most? Now, the homeowner has to deal with the headache-inducing conundrum of repairs and insurance when she didn't ask for any of this.

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Neighbors’ pool collapsed and flooded my entire living room

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An image depicting a flooded modern kitchen with chairs floating on the water.
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An overhead view of a backyard demonstrating a homeowner's above-ground pool.
Couldn't these neighbors have just constructed a normal pool like everyone else? We understand the desire to be trendy and to have your residence stand out, but it seems that this construction was unnecessarily tall and, well, a bit of an eyesore.
As is customary with neighborhood debacles, the person who was the most affected by the drama wasn't the person responsible for it. Instead, it was this resident, whose living room was in shambles after having been flooded by water and debris.
Thankfully, after some non-stop calls, the resident was able to get insurance to cover the damage, but as is the case with insurance, getting that confirmation of coverage was an entire process in and of itself.
If I were the neighbor who started it all, I would have volunteered to assume not just responsibility for what happened but also to provide whatever support I could regarding repairs and insurance. It doesn't seem like the family next door was self-aware enough to assume this role, not even after they learned that they wouldn't be held responsible financially.
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A side view of a neighborhood backyard showing an above-ground pool and lounge chairs.
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This isn't the first instance of unruly behavior from neighbors we've come across in recent months. For more, take a look at this story of crazed teenagers as well as this piece about another homeowner's noisy DIY project. Keep scrolling below for more reactions to this author's anecdote from members of this online community.
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