Cellar Flooding After Heavy Rain

By bobalob1 thu jun 28 2007 8 35 pm everytime there is heavy rain my cellar floods to around 2 inches.

Cellar flooding after heavy rain.

Flooding during wet weather is far more common that flooding during dry weather. A spokesperson for the metropolitan sewer district msd said at least 15 homes had basements flood after saturday night s heavy rain. Think of a sewer in the middle of the street taking sewage from each home or business connected to it and then add to it torrential rains in the spring and fall. Basement floods during heavy rain so we bring ourselves back to flooding occurring in a home in the basement through a floor drain with no sewer obstruction.

Some parts of the area got up to seven inches of rain. Rain ground thaw and snowmelt put a heavy load on drainage systems including the storm and sanitary sewers found underground. This excess water drips from your downspouts and enters your home through weak spots in your masonry foundation or through cracks in mortar joints. I suspect it s just the result of the water table rising although it doesn t do it in my neighbours cellar as the water drains away naturally after a few days of drier.

There are other possible explanations too. Water coming up from the basement floor can lead to big headaches. The water can be seen spouting through the wall. Flood insurance also won t cover it unless the seepage is directly related to a flood in the area.

Sewer backups can be caused by individual service lines being plugged by grease waste tree roots breaks in pipes or saturated ground. After a period of heavy rain the ground can become saturated with water and that water can seep through the ground into your basement. There had been heavy rain and a structural engineer told me it was probably natural. Basement floods and rain.

A flooded basement can cause interior damage and even destroy irreplaceable mementos like your family photo albums or heirlooms that you may have been keeping in storage down there. Whenever it rains your basement is at risk of flooding. With temperature fluctuations melting ice and snow can cause extra water to puddle in your gutters. This can cause sewer water to back up in the system and sometimes into homes.

Why is water coming up through my basement floor after heavy rain. Cellar floods when water table rises my victorian mid terraced cellar regularly floods to a depth of a few inches whenever it rains heavily or for a prolonged period of time. My cellar has been flooding since early august last year when i discovered it was knee deep in water. Homeowners insurance companies do not consider this a coverable calamity.

Unwelcome plumbing problems are a result of changing seasons. During heavy rains combined sewer systems can become overwhelmed with water. The man from seven trent told me that it is probably the storm water finding its natural course and it just so happens to be my cellar walls.