"When I left, the kids were upstairs with my wife. They left about 20 minutes before the tree fell," said Luke Stucke of Cortland.

Time has not weathered the storm that displaced Nick and his family last year—when the aforementioned tree carved its way through their home.

"It continues to rain; it's been through a winter in Ohio. We've had raccoons in our house; we learned that is not covered by State Farm, so if anyone needs a trapper, I'm very good at it now." Stucke mentioned who has had to take matters into his own hands.

Stucke tells 21 News that local insurance agents and contractors have been extremely helpful, but getting clarity from State Farm headquarters has been anything but easy.

The inside of the home looks much like it did eight months ago, evidence of where the tree fell through, leaves and insulation hanging from the rafters.

It would cost approximately $360,000 to reconstruct the home; however, Luke says it's been a battle to get State Farm to hold up their end of the bargain, telling 21 News the latter is $20,000-30,000 apart on the estimate.

"As much as I pay and everyone else pays for their home insurance, I shouldn't have to go through this. I shouldn't have to worry." he explained.

In the meantime, the family has been sharing a 400 square-foot space at a relative's place...eager to come home.

"I just hope the person at the desk approving my claim, whoever it is, maybe sees this and says they're a family and not just a claim number," Stucke stated, adding that they don't care about the money, but that they just want their home back.

21 News reached out to State Farm but, as of this writing, has not gotten a response.