We awoke at 3AM Saturday morning to the sound of our guest, Ed, saying " Chris, your basement is flooded!" Huh!!!!
Yep, a 4-6 inch pond in our finished basementL
All I could think of was for us to get everything out immediately. That’s what we did and we were able to save just about everything from the basement. We think the electronics are fine but we haven't tested them. Only a couple of sentimental things were damaged. The kids portable DVD player was ruined. We’ve already replaced that item….can’t live without the portable DVD player, right?:-) (Mom, the barbie house was still on the bench so it was just fine. It was the first thing we removed:-))
We spent the day ripping out the stinky, wet, disgusting carpet, bleaching toys, and organizing all of our stuff. We will need to remove the lower portion of our drywall this week so that the walls can completely dry out during the next week or so. Other than that, it's all fine. I recognize that it definitely could have been a lot worst. In the grand scheme of life, nothing really. I’m just thankful we had company over that was sleeping in the basement so that we found out early; then we put them all to work (!!). They were truly life savers who rallied to get us organized and kept our emotions in check. Thanks so much Ed and Ti and Bibiano!! We are also lucky that our next door neighbor is a plumber who helped us out first thing that morning with draining the water and called in one of his sewer friends for help. When our neighbors woke, they jumped in with their kids helping clean and organize. Have a mentioned that we have awesome neighbors?!
The most common question of the day by strangers: "Are you having a yard sale?". At first this was funny, but after about 15th/20th time, it was really, really annoying!!! M suggested that we put up a sign saying...."This is not a yard sale!" Seriously people! With all of the crap in our front yard, Chris said it looked like we were being evicted!
Good times:-)
Here are some pics but they don't really translate....
Here are some pics but they don't really translate....
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| hehe, save the beer! |
BTW, this was officially the rainiest day since they began keeping records in 1871!!!
6 comments:
Shut! That storm sounded like a big one. Was hoping you came out dry, but guess not. What a pain.
Ugh, that sucks guys! I'm really sorry to hear that.
You might want to think about installing a sump pump? If it happens once it can happen again unfortunately, right?
uggh...what a nightmare. Hang in there.
Indeed... ugh. A flooded basement can be a real headache, no? There's a lot of work to be done, and it's no fun doing them at all when it's all wet.
Good luck with the cleanup!
-Annalise Johnnie
The smell of the water in a flooded basement is unpleasant. It makes one think of the work needed to restore the whole place. The damage it brings is annoying, but it can be fixed, and here's to hoping that you guys didn't get hassled by the flooding too much!
Renay Milman
Oh my goodness! Your home looked like a deserted, flooded compartment. I can only imagine what it brought to you and your home. It was definitely a long and tough cleanup process. I hope nothing like this happens again. Be safe, Penny! =)
Tyrone Nold
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