Gothichome wrote:Pumped water out of the basement today. Our river has overflowed its banks. Gothichome is in no danger of flooding but to the rising water has forced the water table well above our bacement floor, in particular the old coal room closest to the bank.
Went out a bought a sump pump and dug a small sump, been pumping all day. Pumps been keeping up with no issues. As I type the river is cresting, or so they tell us. Going to be a long night.
Yikes, with extra yikes.
I hoped for your sake that the location of your house would be immune to flooding, due to the superior planning of such things way back when. This flooding is exceptional by all accounts.
I bet the local places have sold out of sump pumps, etc..
Somehow my basement is dry, despite missing eavestroughing, basement windows that aren't a tight fit, etc. My street is on a slight incline, and I am lower by several feet than one business nest door, while the slightly lower other business has a very pronounced grade that makes the water quickly run towards the sewer. I am so grateful for this, while I have been neurotically checking the basement. So far so good.
