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All this rain... 2 years ago #655

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...has flooded my basement

So here I am taking a day off work to manage the situation. The water is still coming in and I gotta be careful because the furnace is sitting in it. Fuck!

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #656

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You renting? If so your landlord is responsible for this.

Been there myself years ago and it sucks when this happens. Let me know if you need some help over the weekend, it's only a 1hr 20min. drive.


This winter sucks big time around here too, no new snow worth mentioning since 5-6 weeks ago which means this is a bad dry spell. Spring will be very bad for farmers if we get some rain or snow only once a month which ever comes down.
..2011......Days...KM
DH/FR....11.....259
XC/AM....24.....274
Road.......08.....192

Total: 43 - 0725.17km

..2010......Days...KM
DH/FR....28.....590.55
XC/AM....14.....164.37
Road.......24.....604.68

Total: 66 - 1359.6km
Last Edit: 2 years ago by Rigaud.

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #659

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Yeah, renting.

Landlord's coming over with a shop vac (better to use his than mine) but I don't think he'll be sticking around all day to monitor and keep the water level down to a minimum. So I'm going to do it, I get paid sick leave so no big deal.

It's the way the snow and ice has formed outside. Its channeling all the water to the side of the house and into the basement.

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #661

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That's pretty shitty and your going to have problems with mold unless you get some dehumidifiers and fans from a rental place. They have some specificly for these situations but usually around here you call your insurance company and they deal with it.
..2011......Days...KM
DH/FR....11.....259
XC/AM....24.....274
Road.......08.....192

Total: 43 - 0725.17km

..2010......Days...KM
DH/FR....28.....590.55
XC/AM....14.....164.37
Road.......24.....604.68

Total: 66 - 1359.6km

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #662

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Yeah, I always run a dehumidifier. This part of the basement sometimes get wet after a heavy rain in the summer. Usually no big deal. There is some mold on the wall, but nothing that bad. I get bad allergies from mold, but have no problems living here. I'm just glad I don't own the place.

I just got the shop vac and its making the work alot easier....

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #664

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we get water in the basement evrytime it rains like tthat... it does not cumulate (we ahve a good pump) but still theres some water on the floor that runs from one corner of the baement to the opposite where the pump is.
i run a dehumidifier all years and when it dried our i spray some bleach to kill the mold..works good.
7mai

total
mtb 39,28 km
route 240 km

grand total 279,28 km

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #668

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C'est en ce moment que je vois le plaisir d'habiter au 3e etage...

Mais serieusement, c'est vraiment pas le fun.

J'espere que ton proprio va prendre les moyens necessaires et pas laisser tout ca delabre, dans tes mains.

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #669

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My sump pump is running every few minutes with this rain...Like you said, the way the ground and snow is frozen, the rain has nowhere to go.
Mmmm....Childish Shenanigans.

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #670

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Good thing I hook it back up last spring.
..2011......Days...KM
DH/FR....11.....259
XC/AM....24.....274
Road.......08.....192

Total: 43 - 0725.17km

..2010......Days...KM
DH/FR....28.....590.55
XC/AM....14.....164.37
Road.......24.....604.68

Total: 66 - 1359.6km

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #672

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How goes the battle.




Edit: At the rate we are loosing snow, once it freezes over my 2010 biking season might be starting this weekend.
..2011......Days...KM
DH/FR....11.....259
XC/AM....24.....274
Road.......08.....192

Total: 43 - 0725.17km

..2010......Days...KM
DH/FR....28.....590.55
XC/AM....14.....164.37
Road.......24.....604.68

Total: 66 - 1359.6km
Last Edit: 2 years ago by Rigaud.

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #675

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The battle is won. The water slowed down to a trickle by mid-afternoon. Now the floor is starting to dry.

I live to fight another day

Re:All this rain... 2 years ago #677

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Good to hear that things are finally under some sort of control
Mmmm....Childish Shenanigans.
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