There has been tonnes of rain where I live. This past Thursday people were walking in water up to their waists on major streets, manholes were shooting up water 15' and the parking lots were full up to the bottom of the cars doors. Lots of sewer back-ups happening in town, but not in my house luckily. Then, the day after my carpets start getting wet. Turns out there is water coming through cracks in my basement floor! Thats how high the water table was here! So, I start to patch cracks, but then give up on that and bust a hole in my cement floor in the utility room. Cut some holes i a 5 gallon bucket and throw it in with a sump pump....i instant temporary sump pit. Seems to be keeping the water at bay for now, about 6 fans and a dehumidifier in the basement . Its raining again, so hopefuly the pump can keep up. All this extra crap to dry the basement has drained the savings... I cant afford to replace carpets and walls too....... wish me luck guys and gals
Well, there goes all the saved money down the drain
- Thread starter flamingelephant
- Start date
same thing happened to my best friend's house when we were in grade school - they did the same thing you did and managed to stay dry from there on out.
good luck!
good luck!
Uh, homeowner's insurance? Or is the cash you're hoarding in the basement literally floating down the drain?
Originally posted by: jumpr
Uh, homeowner's insurance? Or is the cash you're hoarding in the basement literally floating down the drain?
Uh, none of you folks must own a house. Homeowner's insurance does not usually cover flooding that is caused by weather. You can purchase the extra insurance, but most people don't, especially if such flooding is a rare occurance in the area.
DanceMan
you need flood insurance to cover water problems. Not many people have it.
I do this kind of work all the time (certified in water damage restoration) and see this quite a bit.
Do you have a pad under the carpet in the basement? If you do have a pad under the carpet it is probably full of water even if the carpet feels dry. Mold will start growing in 48-72 hours after the carpet/pad has become wet. You'll want to get it as dry as possible within that time frame or you'll be looking at some major problems.
If I were on the job I would rip the carpet out and get it dry. The pad is junk, right now you're trying to focus on saving the carpet and getting the rest of the basement dry. Anyway, get the carpet out of the basement and rip the pad up. Run the fans and dehu until the basement is completely dry. Once things (weather wise) start to dry out get the carpet and new pad installed. Call a carpet cleaner and have them disinfect and clean the carpet. If you tell them the carpet had water damage they might not to willing to clean it (legal reasons...) so best to keep that to yourself.
I do this kind of work all the time (certified in water damage restoration) and see this quite a bit.
Do you have a pad under the carpet in the basement? If you do have a pad under the carpet it is probably full of water even if the carpet feels dry. Mold will start growing in 48-72 hours after the carpet/pad has become wet. You'll want to get it as dry as possible within that time frame or you'll be looking at some major problems.
If I were on the job I would rip the carpet out and get it dry. The pad is junk, right now you're trying to focus on saving the carpet and getting the rest of the basement dry. Anyway, get the carpet out of the basement and rip the pad up. Run the fans and dehu until the basement is completely dry. Once things (weather wise) start to dry out get the carpet and new pad installed. Call a carpet cleaner and have them disinfect and clean the carpet. If you tell them the carpet had water damage they might not to willing to clean it (legal reasons...) so best to keep that to yourself.
Actually, minor flooding in the basement is not the problem that folks make it out to be. If you intervene soon enough, you can avoid serious damage and probably not suffer much overall damage, if at all.
You are on the right track -- pump and keep pumping as much water as you can. The dehumidifier and fans will help, too. As for carpet, rent a carpet shampooer and suck out all of the water you can, then use it to clean the carpets. You can also pull up the carpet along one of the edges to expose the pad, Suck up any water you find here and use a fan to help dry the back of the carpet and the pad. Purchase the anti-bacterial and anti-mildew detergent additive the sell as part of your carpet cleaning and use it. Turn on your air conditioner and keep the fans going.
As for the walls, if you have just a cement floor and no wood baseboards, mix up a 1 part bleach to 4 parts water and lightly spray on the wall where it is wet. If you have carpet and/or wood baseboards, then use some other antibacterial cleaner (usually anything Lysol brand that says anti-bacterial). Worst comes to worst, you might have to replace some the drywall, which is usally in-expensive as a DIY project.
Most of all, you can avoid the rot, mildew, bacterial, odor, and damage if you get it dry FAST.
DainBramaged
Lifer
- Jun 19, 2003
- 23,454
- 41
- 91
jadinolf
Lifer
- Oct 12, 1999
- 20,952
- 3
- 81
Originally posted by: DanceMan
Originally posted by: jumpr
Uh, homeowner's insurance? Or is the cash you're hoarding in the basement literally floating down the drain?
Uh, none of you folks must own a house. Homeowner's insurance does not usually cover flooding that is caused by weather. You can purchase the extra insurance, but most people don't, especially if such flooding is a rare occurance in the area.
DanceMan
Yep. Leaky roof, yes.
I live in California, we don't have basement, it has to REALLY flood here for water to get in your house.
Originally posted by: DanceMan
Originally posted by: jumpr
Uh, homeowner's insurance? Or is the cash you're hoarding in the basement literally floating down the drain?
Uh, none of you folks must own a house. Homeowner's insurance does not usually cover flooding that is caused by weather. You can purchase the extra insurance, but most people don't, especially if such flooding is a rare occurance in the area.
DanceMan
Flood insurance.
radioouman
Diamond Member
- Nov 4, 2002
- 8,632
- 0
- 0
TRENDING THREADS
-
News NVIDIA and Intel to Develop AI Infrastructure and Personal Computing Products- Started by poke01
- Replies: 242
-
Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)- Started by DisEnchantment
- Replies: 25K
-
Discussion Intel Meteor, Arrow, Lunar & Panther Lakes + WCL Discussion Threads
- Started by Tigerick
- Replies: 22K
-
Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread- Started by TheF34RChannel
- Replies: 23K
Facebook
Twitter