Found 13 results for the keyword(s) ‘Basement, Flood’
Refine Your Search
There are 66 keywords related to your search results. You may use this form to refine your search.
-
Article
Removing odours: cigarettes - mould - animals - cleaning up after fire or flood = Disaster Restoration
hether you are trying to get rid of smoke odours caused by fire or cigarettes, mold infestation, incrusted pet odours, the aftermath of a contagious disease (used to sterilize ambulances) or just preparing an apartment for rent that smells bad - read on. THE CHANGING SCIENCE This article was fi... -
Article
Creating Drainage Paths Under Basement Walls
For years we have talked about protecting the sill plate of basement walls from moisture rising up from the concrete. This could be water in the concrete from plumbing spills, or even from under the slab from a high-water table. The old standard ways to protect that bottom piece of wood on t... -
Article
Floor covering in a basement
I'm asked a lot about covering a floor in a basement. There are several considerations we need to deal with: the hard and cold concrete and maybe with levelling the floor. Of course we need to pay attention to water, either coming from outside the house or from plumbing spills inside the house si... -
Article
The river is rising – preparing for a flood: OVERVIEW
This article is about stopping water outside the house, then if necessary, controlling the situation as your basement floods. For some very interesting water alarms, covering both plumbing and overland water,see Stopping Plumbing Floods. SANDBAGGING The first line of defense is sandbaggin... -
Article
MAINLINE BACKFLOW VALVE - stoping basement flooding from sewer line back-up.
INSPECT, MAINTAIN OR INSTALL A BACKFLOW VALVE UNDER THE BASEMENT FLOOR BEFORE DOING ANY RENOVATION WORK IN A BASEMENT. It is always easier to install while the floor is bare than after the finished floor is destroyed by a flood. Sewage back-up through the floor drain is prevented by a thing... -
Article
OVERVIEW: Spring Flooding of Basements
Every spring basements get flooded with water and I get flooded with letters about basements turned into swimming pools. Although there is a lot of information on this site about the problem, let me summarize and link it together. For solutions, see PREPARING FOR A FLOOD The spring thaw is the... -
Article
The Bathtub Fill Alarm
There are many water spill or flood detectors on the market; some hard wired, some battery operated, some free standing, some tied to central alarm systems. The battery operated models are quite mobile and good for seasonal tasks like spring flooding or specific tasks like the bathtub overflowin... -
Article
Sump Pump Back-up
Dear Sir, After the recent power failure and considering our changing climate conditions we are looking into putting in a back-up sump pump. Presently we have a Zoeller M-53D Mighty-Mate Submersible Sump Pump for Dewatering and Effluent. We have made a couple of inquiries. Some plumbers recommend... -
Article
What makes a good sump pump pit?
It is rather surprising to me how little information there is available on sump pumps and more specifically on sump pump pits. We find two basic kinds installed in homes. One is just a water collection box where perimeter drains flow and a pump then lifts the water up and away from the house. ... -
Article
Stopping sewage back-up in the basement floor
INSPECT, MAINTAIN OR INSTALL BACKFLOW DAMPERS UNDER THE BASEMENT FLOOR BEFORE DOING ANY RENOVATION WORK IN A BASEMENT. Installing a backflow valve between you and the city requires cutting into the concrete floor. With our changing weather, this valve is almost always necssary and generally cod...