Basement
Flooded Basement Photos
Mar/24/08 08:19 AM
As per my post on Friday, I’ve decided to make an update post on the flooded basement incident. In the above photos you can see the water line along the walls and across the face of the heat and air unit. In one of the photographs you can that it would have been at least hip deep for me and the last photo is the entry way to the basement that afforded the thousands of gallons that infiltrated the basement. Along with the inch or so of silt deposited on the floor, you can see that one of the steel support piers has already begun to rust.
This whole incident has become a touchy subject around the house. Kristin refuses to look at the photos and is taking the out of sight out of mind approach.
At this point we are debating on whether or not to claim it on our insurance and replace the entire unit, or just pay to have it repaired.
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The Great Flood of '08
Mar/21/08 08:17 AM
Mother nature has seen it fit to bless us with rain, A LOT OF IT. We knew from the beginning that in heavy rains we could generate as much as an inch of water in the basement, no biggie, there is a drain down there and it generally drains off in a day or so anyway. Well, with ALL the recent work in the basement (foundation guys, plumber, heating and air guys, and the electrician), a path has been worn around the side of the house and into the basement. Ironically this path is also downhill, so any run-off follows this path and into the basement. (Yes, I just found this out the hard way.)
Troy, with Airtech, was worried when all the rain hit. I guess it was keeping him up at night because the next day he went to see what the damage was and tried to reach us. That evening, Kristin and I went to the house, and she said: “Hmmm, I have a missed call from Troy.” I got that sick feeling in my stomach, because I had a sneaking suspicion on what that call was about. I rounded up the extension cord and a clip light and headed to the basement: “Uh, Kristin!” I yelled, “You might want to come take a look at this...”
How much water did we get in the basement, you ask? Not six inches, nope not a foot, but TWO AND A HALF FEET of water! Our brand new heating and air unit was nearly half submerged...