Thread:Kim74/@comment-32738051-20170405121521/@comment-32738051-20170406123740

I think I remember someone mentioning them to me before. I looked them up and saved the website this time so I can go back to them when I have some money saved up.

I never had a problem until the 2009 flood and that was the worst...6" in the whole basement but 2 independent evaluations said the foundation was undamaged. Since then, all the flooding has been minor, including yesterday's, which was about 2" or so in the crawlspace and less than 1" elsewhere. I've been able to take care of everything with a submersible utility pump, a wetvac, an industrial fan and a large 40-pint DeLonghi pump dehumidifier...some of the best investments I've ever made, even if it can be a bit labor intensive.

But I'm not getting any younger and the only thing keeping me from a more permanent solution is what solution(s) will work best and how much it will cost. My biggest problems are no basement exit for (crawlspace excavation/finishing) and property slope (my house is about halfway down the slope from the street). And flood insurance won't cover it. The water isn't entering through the foundation walls but seeping up from below ground into the unfinished crawlspace on its way down the slope. Not a problem unless the rain is particularly heavy like in 2009 and yesterday because it's too much water to drain down the slope quickly enough. This was the first time in over a year and it's only happened a handful of times since the 2009 flood. I have a couple of other home improvements on the to-do list I think will have to come first. There's always something to fix when one owns a home. Right?

Anyway, I hope you fared well yesterday. What a yucky storm. But 2009 was still worse. Let's just hope we're not going to have another August like that one. Bleh! 😝