https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:42:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1535179 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:19:23 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1535179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: I'm sorry!</p> <p>1) fans<br /> 2) humidifier!!!<br /> 3) wet vac<br /> 4) the sawdust type stuff you out over wet spots to absorb water<br /> 5) open windows<br /> 6) if possible: generator in the future. My parent's subpump goes out every time the power does and boom: flooded basement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1535140 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:49:16 +0000 hellobeeboston 1535140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: oh no!! :( hope that didn't cause too much damage!</p> <p>@bushelandapeck: good to know! Thx </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533811 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:12:26 +0000 HLK208 1533811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw man :(</p> <p>When we had water in our basement in our old house, we had to use a wet vac to suck it up. We rented a dehumidifier which was SO helpful. We had probably 5 gallons of water every few days from that alone. Open windows, turn on fans, also maybe reroute the water outside of your house?</p> <p>Eventually we had to get bids to get our basement waterproofed. It was about $5000 but we didn't have a sump pump to begin with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533791 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:02:36 +0000 NovBaby1112 1533791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh no!!! I hope it dries up quickly for you! It's been such a rainy mess the last few days. We found out that one of the rooms in our house, water drips through the ceiling when it's heavily raining :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533572 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:51:59 +0000 bushelandapeck 1533572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this problem when we first bought our house and did not have a sump pump. We ended up using the wet vac to get all the water out, using the dehumidifier, and then bleaching the spots that were wet. Our basement floor is concrete but we do have drywall so we made sure to clean that really well. 4 years later (and no more water) and we've never seen mold from it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533571 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:51:59 +0000 snowjewelz 1533571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: This winter has really wrecked havoc for everyone! I don't know how much professionals cost... I feel like they use wet vacs too. Hopefully you'll be able to clear out a majority of it by yourself! Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533523 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:24:56 +0000 hellobeeboston 1533523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: sorry to hear about your leak too! :( I wasn't thinking we would hire anyone, I wonder what that would cost?! We have a long list of things to do/buy... </p> <p>Buying a wet vac tonight.... Still have water this morning :(. It needs to stop raining!</p> <p>We realized the gutter drain on the side where the leak is is basically draining into the foundation, so we will def be fixing that today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533112 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:28:32 +0000 snowjewelz 1533112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no! I don't know if money is an issue here; since it's your new home maybe you want to hire professionals to make sure it's 110% dry down there? So sorry this is happening! We have a leak too from all the snow/ice built up this winter too that we are waiting to fix when it gets warm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533096 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:18:21 +0000 hellobeeboston 1533096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: ugh I'm sorry - that sounds brutal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533092 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:17:40 +0000 hellobeeboston 1533092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: oh great! $70 sounds reasonable to me - I will get one just in case this happens again. </p> <p>And I need to buy more fans, going to pick one up tomorrow and get it going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533066 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:03:34 +0000 catlady 1533066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely get a wet vac! We get a little water in our basement whenever it rains alot and it is really easy to suck it right up. They are less expensive than you'd think too. I think ours was maybe $70? Not sure exactly where you are, but we bought it at the Home Depot in Somerville. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533065 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:02:44 +0000 PurplePumps 1533065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh noooo! That brings back bad memories, we lost power for 5 days during a snow storm a few years back and the battery backup on the sump was dead... we ended up scooping water from the sump into buckets and pouring them out for 9 hours straight overnight until homedepot opened up so we could buy a generator. If you don't have one, I highly recommend one just in case.<br /> But back to the current problem... yeah just push as much as you can into the sump and towel it up, then run fans (even with no windows open, air movement is good), space heaters and dehumidifier. Cut off the wet drywall to let the wood inside dry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533049 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:53:19 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1533049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fans for sure. They make a water absorber that can help. damp rid I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533037 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:49:05 +0000 regberadaisy 1533037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: GL! Definitely get the fans and dehumidifer going all night and all day tomorrow.<br /> When we had a flood at my last job and the pros came in they had the dehumidifers going for 48 hours.</p> <p>I would def cut the drywall out and let the air get to the framing behind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533034 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:47:10 +0000 hellobeeboston 1533034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: awesome suggestions - thank you!! no damage, its all concrete except for one side. totally forgot about the dehumidifier and we have one!! Will turn it on now. There is only one bit of drywall touched by water so I think we will just cut it out, it's below the workbench which is built in wood and one corner of that wood is also wet :(. We were going to bleach those areas when it dries. </p> <p>We don't have a wet vac but maybe we should invest in one, will be curious to see next storm what happens now that the damn sump is plugged in and working. So sorry to hear about the water right before Xmas! Bummer....</p> <p>We were just outside and realized our gutters are draining too close to the house and we have some clogged gutters that need to be cleaned out.</p> <p>@singingbee: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533015 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:36:22 +0000 singingbee 1533015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice with this, but so sorry you are having to deal with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533013 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:36:07 +0000 regberadaisy 1533013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: anything damaged? What are the walls in the unfinished portion? Did you take pictures in case you need to call insurance?</p> <p>Do you have a wet vac? I would open the windows down there and keep the basement door open overnight. Do you have a dehumidifer? I would consider renting one to make sure every thing dries properly to prevent mold?</p> <p>Sorry, we had about 4" of water in our basement 2 days before Christmas. :(</p> <p>ETA: I would be very concerned about mold near the wood and drywall. The drywall should really be torn out. We did the best we could with windows opened, door opened, and multiple fans going and once we tore into things saw that mold was growing in a few spots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-in-basement#post-1533001 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:31:04 +0000 hellobeeboston 1533001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been pouring for the last 2 days in New England and we have only been in our new house since the end of November (so only snow until now) ... Anyway, my husband checked around noon and all looked good. I just went down and found a portion was wet, up to an inch in some spots :( luckily it was 99% in the unfinished portion... Turns out the sump pump in that corner was unplugged, ugh!!</p> <p>So my question - best way to clean up down there?? We have been sweeping water into the sump pump and using towels to sop up some near the drywall and wood in one spot. What else?! When it stops raining we will open windows and run a fan down there to mitigate mold issues.... But I feel like we should be doing more??</p> <p>Thx </p>