major catastrophe today,

    Posted by matt on 12th of Aug 2019 at 10:14 am

    won't be around. not sure about newsletter, not sure about week. my basement is in ground unfortunately, have egress windows. we get about 8 inches of ran, the egress window plugged up and I'm guessing filled up with water since the drain wasn't working properly. The force of the window busted the glass and all flooded into the basement, everything flooded. Not sure what I'm going to do yet but clearly I can't focus on the market

    Sad to hear Matt, Good

    Posted by mundy on 12th of Aug 2019 at 06:55 pm

    Sad to hear Matt, Good luck to you and your family

    Tough situation.  Good luck with

    Posted by RichieD on 12th of Aug 2019 at 01:42 pm

    Tough situation.  Good luck with the restoration, Matt.

    Sorry that your basement is

    Posted by amp43679 on 12th of Aug 2019 at 12:46 pm

    Sorry that your basement is flooded.  Crossing fingers that you can get remediation on site to remove the water.  

    yeah I mean, Insurance is

    Posted by matt on 12th of Aug 2019 at 12:49 pm

    yeah I mean, Insurance is at the moment saying they won't cover it saying it's seepage, which is bullshit, if a pipe burst downstairs their would cover, I will try to fight that, but in the mean time, have a big crew here, gonna be a big mess for a long time, I think everything has to come out from the basement, and that's why I do my computer work, newsletters etc, anyway beyond frustrating. Steve will be doing newsletter tonight, but even when I do them this week they are probably gonna be short and to the point guys, I"m sure you will understand

    Had something similar to this

    Posted by pmahoney on 12th of Aug 2019 at 01:14 pm

    Had something similar to this a few years ago here in Las Vegas.  Totally BS'd the insurance wouldn't cover it.  Only a flood policy would have covered it because it came from outside the walls.  I really sucks.  Best thing you can do is put a big plastic cover or build a cover over that egress window well to prevent a recurrence.  

    yeah problem is not rain

    Posted by matt on 12th of Aug 2019 at 01:25 pm

    yeah problem is not rain coming from the open top - it's around the sides, sink holes formed.

    Matt, Just thinking maybe your rain

    Posted by dakotadj on 12th of Aug 2019 at 07:00 pm

    Matt,

    Just thinking maybe your rain gutters are plugged and the water is just flowing over the top of them and down beside the house instead of into the rain spouts and away from the house. 

    nah - no trees over,

    Posted by matt on 12th of Aug 2019 at 07:15 pm

    nah - no trees over, house next door was built maybe a year ago, they built it up higher, so hill slopes right to our house, all the water runs down. I have a landscaper gonna do a French Drain tomorrow or Wed to address the drainage issue. Also we had like 7 inches of rain last night.  The thing is, with climate these days seems like most rains are torrential downpours vs slow and steady rain.

    well i just came say

    Posted by RP on 12th of Aug 2019 at 02:58 pm

    well i just came say this man that sucks! i guess you dont have flood insurance most don't...i just ahd a sump system installed at my sons house in PA. did it before i turned basement into living area...got a good lawyer have him write a letter sometimes makes a difference.

    so very sorry Matt.  Some

    Posted by winter39 on 12th of Aug 2019 at 03:04 pm

    so very sorry Matt.  Some have a sump pump and a hydraulic backup pump hooked up to the drinking water supply.

    Sorry Matt -- good luck

    Posted by puma on 12th of Aug 2019 at 12:14 pm

    Sorry Matt -- good luck on getting yourself sorted out. Your insurance agent should be your best friend now. They should send a remediation company over ASAP to start the whole process.

    So sorry to hear that

    Posted by sbwoman on 12th of Aug 2019 at 11:44 am

    So sorry to hear that Matt, stay strong!

    Probably doesn't help but the

    Posted by deep on 12th of Aug 2019 at 11:28 am

    Probably doesn't help but the same thing happened to my boss this morning, pipe burst basement flooded.  He lives in NY.

    Sorry to hear about this

    Posted by pmahoney on 12th of Aug 2019 at 10:41 am

    Sorry to hear about this Matt.  Water is the worst!

    Just spoke with Matt -

    Posted by steve on 12th of Aug 2019 at 10:34 am

    Just spoke with Matt - tough situation with his basement flooded overnight.   Clearly, he will need to spend time dealing with this major issue and thus will be away until resolved. I will review today's action and put out a newsletter tonight.   Best wishes to Matt and his family.

    Sorry to hear this Matt.

    Posted by mkrmdz on 12th of Aug 2019 at 10:33 am

    Sorry to hear this Matt.

    Oh Brother !!!

    Posted by generic on 12th of Aug 2019 at 10:16 am

    Oh Brother !!!

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