The Bitching Thread

[Ryllharu]

I got home after another less than satisfactory day at work. You want to know the last thing I wanted to do? Deal with any effects of a rising water table in my basement.

Guess what I came home to find that I had to deal with:
The rising water table's impact on my basement. Something was blocking my sump pump.

Delightful.

Thankfully, the sump pump is the most efficient way of getting rid of most of the water in my basement. Not so great...is the fact the basement was never designed for it, and not all of the water naturally flows into it. The previous owners installed it...but didn't really put deep enough, and since it was an afterthought, they never put it in the right spot, or re-graded the floor down there (the latter I don't really expect someone to do).

[enkoujin]

I got home after another less than satisfactory day at work. You want to know the last thing I wanted to do? Deal with any effects of a rising water table in my basement.

Guess what I came home to find that I had to deal with:
The rising water table's impact on my basement. Something was blocking my sump pump.

Delightful.

Thankfully, the sump pump is the most efficient way of getting rid of most of the water in my basement. Not so great...is the fact the basement was never designed for it, and not all of the water naturally flows into it. The previous owners installed it...but didn't really put deep enough, and since it was an afterthought, they never put it in the right spot, or re-graded the floor down there (the latter I don't really expect someone to do).

Shit, bro, what did the experts (plumbers, utility technicians, structural inspectors, insurance company, etc.) say?

If it's everything's still damp, I'd turn up the heating and put in place fans and dehumidifiers to get rid of that moisture in addition with that pump... mold will probably be a huge problem in the near future. G'luck dude.

[Animeniax]

Shit, bro, what did the experts (plumbers, utility technicians, structural inspectors, insurance company, etc.) say?

If it's everything's still damp, I'd turn up the heating and put in place fans and dehumidifiers to get rid of that moisture in addition with that pump... mold will probably be a huge problem in the near future. G'luck dude.

I imagine most basements in the VA area are wet basements (though I could be way off, including that Ryll lives in VA). So they are meant to get wet and most people leave them unfinished/unfurnished for that reason.

[Ryllharu]

Shit, bro, what did the experts (plumbers, utility technicians, structural inspectors, insurance company, etc.) say?

If it's everything's still damp, I'd turn up the heating and put in place fans and dehumidifiers to get rid of that moisture in addition with that pump... mold will probably be a huge problem in the near future. G'luck dude.

It's more of the fact that there is a rather large hole in my floor. That's where the sump pump goes. Unfortunately, it is also a double-edged sword, since the water table very easily rises through that same hole.

It's not really a plumbing issue. It's not very common either, but we had a lot of rain recently.

I run a de-humidifier year-round. I turned it back on this morning. It's a damp basement in general, due to the high water table.

This isn't the first time the basement has flooded (bad plumber's installation the first time, fixed that myself too), just the first time I've seen it rise up through the sump hole. Mold actually isn't much of an issue. There is very little that can actually develop mold down there. A few inches of drywall, and a few boards. I'll just spray it with a bleach solution and keep an eye on it.