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01-08-2009, 07:21 AM
#11
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get the pro's n there, they'll get it cleaned up for ya
make the owners fix the drainage issues too..
01-08-2009, 10:19 AM
#12
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Yeah we have had that happen a couple times including one time when the whole pipe was bad, it was very expensive.
Yeah, the owner is actually in Japan right now and no one can reach her, her boyfriend and mother are helping us out now.
Yeah, the owner is actually in Japan right now and no one can reach her, her boyfriend and mother are helping us out now.
01-08-2009, 10:46 AM
#13
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I've had this happen before......the basement part. Unfortunately Chris and I were both working and we had torrential rain. The float in the sump pump had gotten stuck and we arrived home to about 2 feet of water 
It really sucked. Thankfully that was before we turned the basement into a game room with a pool table. (BTW) our basement had some strange system that collected water from the outer walls of the basement to the sump to drain out. What idiot designed that?!?
It really sucked. Thankfully that was before we turned the basement into a game room with a pool table. (BTW) our basement had some strange system that collected water from the outer walls of the basement to the sump to drain out. What idiot designed that?!?Plus it acts as a back up in case your primary pump doesn't work for any reason.
01-08-2009, 01:13 PM
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Hillsdale, that's actually a standard design and works great unless.... Your sump pump quits (like yours did), I highly recommend the secondary sump pump with the battery backup. It seems that when the power goes out it is usually raining... hard.
Plus it acts as a back up in case your primary pump doesn't work for any reason.
Plus it acts as a back up in case your primary pump doesn't work for any reason.
01-09-2009, 08:51 PM
#19
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Just ripped out all the carpet and padding, man that stuff is heavy when it's soaked in water. Just have to wait for the concrete to dry and the new carpet/padding goes in... in like a week.
01-09-2009, 10:42 PM
#20
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thought the owners were havin this taken care of. lol
and yeah, wet carpet is smelly and heavy
