May 17 – Water in the basement

First time basement flooding. Either little rain or Too much! I had a termite problems 20 years ago and a part of that solution was to inject chemicals to kill the termites in the basement floor. The chemical was injected in some 150 plus holes drilled thru the basement floor  4 to 6 inches from the walls. Now today, out of the blue,  a majority of the 150 holes drilled and plugged in the basement floor decided to leak or weep over the last few days.

Now I understand that an inch of water over the entire basement floor is nothing compared to having the basement filled with several feet of water but you still have the problem of getting rid of the water and everything that was on the floor like carpets, boxes, many made of cardboard, and the now warping of the paneling.

In addition to those items you still have issues with all the winter clothing stored in the basement that are hanging up off the floor that are now getting damp from the moisture in the air. Between moving all the damaged and wet “stuff” out to the garage and trash, wet vacuuming and squeezing the floor, my back is killing me!

flat surface water pump