My question is about minor rain related floods. I know some of you
have had
experience with floods large and small. Mine thankfully have been
small. 3
times in the last year my Sump has not been able to keep up with the
rain water
that has been falling. I replaced the old one with a 1/3hp pedestal
one and it
happened again.

I lost the carpet and a foot of drywall to this flood luckily my
furniture is
fine with no major damage. No i am faced with redoing my basement
again. I am
not doing it until I have figured out the root cause which my theory
is the
grading of the lot and get a industrial sump pump.

What is a good sump pump that handles a highly active well? How many
Hp would
you recommend?

When regrading the lawn what is the best soil to use?

When I refinish the basement what flooring is most resistant to flood
damage?
Vinyl, laminate, Hardwood, Tile or carpet?