On Mar 30, 7:49 am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article . com, wrote:
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.

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The three most important things you can do to keep water out of your basement
a
(a) slope the dirt around your house to drain water away from the foundation
(b) use downspout extensions, splashblocks, or drainage tiles to carry
rainwater from your gutters away from the foundation
(c) discharge your sump pump as far away from the foundation as possible. [Are
you picking up a pattern here?]

Take care of those things first, and you probably won't have to worry about
what type of carpeting will best withstand being flooded.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.


To the above, I would add go outside during a heavy rain and see what
is actually happening. Sometimes what you think is going on and what
is really happening can be 2 diff things. But clearly the most
important thing is to start outside. You don't want water from the
downspouts pouring out 2 ft from the foundation. Get it 8+ ft from
the foundation. Make sure the gutters are clearn and flowing
correctly. And that landscaping etc, is not trapping water near the
house.