Flooded Basement Season - At Home In Indiana

Storms. Rain. Wind. Rain. Hail. It's how Hoosiers know summer has started. Indiana's rainy season is also flooded basement season.

Our current batch of bad weather is par for the course in Indiana. Flooding is common, even for those who don't live near a river or stream. Many Indiana backyard become ponds this time of year, as do the intersections in downtown Indy (I think they're planning to improve our system someday.) Kids love it, since it turns their yards in to makeshift water parks, but us grown-ups would be happy without the mini-monsoons.

One of the most common issues we see in our line of work is basement flooding. Emergency water removal services like ours stay quite busy during this time of year. Flooding is often the cause for that. Occasionally, the problem comes from a busted pipe but more often than not the culprit is a sump pump gone bad.

Sump pumps are a Hoosier's best friend, at least for those who have a basement. It's a silent help that is easily forgotten until you need it. Unfortunately, most people don't think about theirs until it breaks down, and it seems to always break down when you need it most.

If you've been lucky enough to have a dry basement so far this year, don't push your luck. Double check the pump to make sure it's in good shape. You might even want to consider a second emergency pump and a backup battery system for when the power goes out. Of course, if your sump pump is pumping, it may mean you won't need our flood clean-up services, but chances are your neighbor isn't as smart as you. He'll need our help. Tell him to give us a call.

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