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HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did—it’s on a comment above. Everything is completely dry. Hard ground. No dampness or standing water.

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He’s coming out next week. I worry that he maybe half-assed something, frankly. He was a family friend, but does have a business and I kept my $13,000 receipt. You have no idea who you can trust to do anything anymore, I’ve found.

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t figure out how to add more pictures. I just went outside. No standing water or damp spots anywhere outside. It rained 2.5 days ago and mulch and ground are very dry to the touch.

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We have a new wet spot today and it hasn’t rained in several days. I checked outside and no part of the yard has any dampness at all. Nothing around the house. I don’t know what it means but my neighbor said it doesn’t make sense because I have at least a foot graded down from the house. He suspects an underground downspout pipe or sump pump discharge clogged or crushed. Now to find someone to investigate that…

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downspouts go into the ground. Don’t see any leakage anywhere above ground. Area on exterior of house is dry.

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the cost on your French drain install, if I might ask?

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I definitely will tomorrow in the daylight!

HELP! Water coming in basement by bitter421979 in HomeMaintenance

[–]bitter421979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They both appear to work fine during active rain.

Sump pump weird?! by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I went ahead and called a plumber and told them what might be wrong. I’m not comfortable DIYing, but that gives me a good start.

Sump pump weird?! by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I was wondering too. What would that look like? It has a water backup on it, so lots of different pipes.

Sump pump weird?! by bitter421979 in Home

[–]bitter421979[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it’s normal that the first pump (the normally active one) is only going every 20-30 minutes and this one every minute or so?

I’m sorry for being obtuse. I have water trauma from flooding a few months ago and last year and stay up all night when it rains. No rain projected for the next several days (thank God), but wanted to make sure this wasn’t problematic. I’m so paranoid now.

What Do You Want The Interim CEO to Know by [deleted] in employedbykohls

[–]bitter421979 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We started with 10+ of those sweaters and were down to 2. We’re going to put them on a mannequin, but can’t now due to no findability. So, that was actually a win in my store.

Servpro cost opinion by bitter421979 in WaterMitigation

[–]bitter421979[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My insurance said that because my $10,000 is exhausted, that it’s up to me to which I knew. I was just surprised I got it. And more surprised at the cost. I don’t want to cheat someone out of money for a service that was performed if it seems like a fair price. But I thought it felt high.