Dealing with Flooded Basements

Dealing with Flooded Basements (BTW, the title links to a longer write up on this topic)

In December when it started to dump on us here in Seattle, we received many frantic calls about flooding basements. My own basement was no exception. The floor drain was clogged and the sump pump switch was stuck in the 'off' position. By the time I got home there were about 4" of water throughout and a strange electrical buzzing sound was coming from the home office computers.

We wrote the following article to help people evaluate their options before the next round of flooding hits click here.