Basement Water Issues and Weather

We've touched on basement water issues in past blogs. With winter now upon us (in the Midwest, you know what I mean), it's time to remember a key component of water...snow.

We recently had a deluge of rain that brought with it the many phone calls regarding wet basements. Following this rain, we had a winter blast of 3" - 4" in an afternoon. The temperature dropped enough that the snow now remains, with additional amounts dropping periodically. The forecast (man, I sound like a weatherman...probably as accurate as well...but not good looking...) for this upcoming weekend is 40 degrees. This in return will cause the snow to melt. This snow melting will equate to a steady rain for 5 - 6 hours. More wet basements...

So...if you've had issues in the past during the rains, check out your basements during melts. The effects are just as obvious - and address them accordingly.

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