Basement Flooding

Basement Flooding
by ND Trumpet (2020-08-10 08:40:48)

Our area got clobbered Friday night and we, and many of our neighbors, had flooded basements. At most, we had 6 to 8 inches of water. We got the water pumped out Friday night. My wife and I spent the better part of the last two days removing carpet and pads. We have multiple fans and dehumidifiers going. I had the wet/dry vac running.

ServPro is finally able to come sometime today. They, and the other companies like them, have waiting lists hundreds long in our area. Our crew is actually coming in from San Antonio.

I'd love to hear this board's experiences in getting back to normal after something like this. How long before things were dry ans safe enough to being reconstruction? What were your experiences with the insurance claims aspect? Any long term issues to be aware of?

I'm so exhausted right now I can barely move.

Replies:

some experience - DavidAddison 2020-08-10 15:40:17
Our hot water tank let go in the middle of the night - TCIrish03 2020-08-10 11:01:39
- I am switching to tankless this week, prior to finishing - Jimbo Irish 2020-08-10 11:36:21
- That was covered? - ndtnguy 2020-08-10 11:34:17
  - They covered our entire basement. - doolinbanjos 2020-08-10 11:43:49
Do you know where the water is coming in? - Jimbo Irish 2020-08-10 10:08:36
Our Experience - CndDomer 2020-08-10 09:30:12
- Not the same - Denver Jim 2020-08-10 11:12:07
Is there a reason basements are so popular? - Bob Loblaw 2020-08-10 09:25:37
- My favorite place of the homes I’ve lived in that have one - Stonebreaker42 2020-08-10 22:24:26
- Hacienda De La Paz - Trekker 2020-08-10 16:56:48
- No idea. I loathe basements. - garbageplate 2020-08-10 15:24:31
- As someone living below sea-level, I concur. - Keenan4w 2020-08-10 14:39:24
- I have heard tales of Giggity Giggity's basement - ND Trumpet 2020-08-10 11:53:27
- I have an Irish Pub in my basement. - doolinbanjos 2020-08-10 11:45:29
- Frost depth, as mentioned below. - Snow Bowl 2020-08-10 10:46:01
- In addition to the reasons others have mentioned - reilly 2020-08-10 10:30:27
- I would like a second story basement if I could * - DBCooper 2020-08-10 10:30:25
- Added space, smaller footprint.......... - Ty Webb 2020-08-10 10:07:17
- Good question. Because other than - pmcdnd96 2020-08-10 09:53:49
  - Plus, by the time you dig down below the frost line - cincysubdomer 2020-08-10 10:16:14
- Basements rule. * - Irish Tool 2020-08-10 09:48:52
- That's a productive comment to the thread - ND Trumpet 2020-08-10 09:27:41
Take pictures of all your stuff - El Kabong 2020-08-10 08:52:08
- Well, not all it ...PLEASE! * - Frank Drebin 2020-08-10 09:45:07