First storm of the season and I got an Inch of water in the basement

[TheGoodGuy]

f%$king HOA apparently fixed it 2 years back, but evidently not. Last year we didnt have much rain, this year in the first major storm (over night) and I've got an inch of water on the basement.

How best to get it out. I got 4 more days of storms coming..

I'd love to kick that civil engineer. Though I think I know whats causing the problem, I am not 'qualified' to fix it according to HOA. Ugh!

[ohgood]

f%$king HOA apparently fixed it 2 years back, but evidently not. Last year we didnt have much rain, this year in the first major storm (over night) and I've got an inch of water on the basement.

How best to get it out. I got 4 more days of storms coming..

I'd love to kick that civil engineer. Though I think I know whats causing the problem, I am not 'qualified' to fix it according to HOA. Ugh!

I really need to thank a HOA sometime, for reminding me why I'll never join one.

[DoD#i]

HOA == Homes Oughta Avoid == Hell On eArth = Horrible Old Arseholes

No sump, shop vac is the best way to pick it up off the floor unless you have a door you can just sweep it out with a squeegee or broom. Wear ear protection, shop vacs are loud and you'll be running it a long time.

Chop a hole in the floor and put in a sump pump if you'd like a better solution. Concrete will yield if approached with the proper tools. Submersible sump pumps are better than pedestal ones in my experience. If you chop the hole in the floor where the water is deepest, you won't have to chase as many puddles into the sump. You can cut lines with a diamond blade to lead any other low spots into the sump.

Then go shopping for a home you can actually live in, one without a HOA.

[TheGoodGuy]

well i need to post pictures.

The place where water logged in, is below surface level. Its the entrance to teh 3 floor town house. Outside the place where water is found is a roof drain. It drains into a planter. Deep in the planter is a 'pipe' that links to teh street.

I think when it rains heavily, the water from the street drains into the planter area. And seeps in.

I'll post pics / video of the house later.

[annguyen1981]

HOA == Homes Oughta Avoid == Hell On eArth = Horrible Old Arseholes

No sump, shop vac is the best way to pick it up off the floor unless you have a door you can just sweep it out with a squeegee or broom. Wear ear protection, shop vacs are loud and you'll be running it a long time.

Chop a hole in the floor and put in a sump pump if you'd like a better solution. Concrete will yield if approached with the proper tools. Submersible sump pumps are better than pedestal ones in my experience. If you chop the hole in the floor where the water is deepest, you won't have to chase as many puddles into the sump. You can cut lines with a diamond blade to lead any other low spots into the sump.

Then go shopping for a home you can actually live in, one without a HOA.

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BTW... what is HOA?

[Jughead]

Home owners association

[The Buddha]

well i need to post pictures.

The place where water logged in, is below surface level. Its the entrance to teh 3 floor town house. Outside the place where water is found is a roof drain. It drains into a planter. Deep in the planter is a 'pipe' that links to teh street.

I think when it rains heavily, the water from the street drains into the planter area. And seeps in.

I'll post pics / video of the house later.

Oh yea the old french drain in the planter eh ... kick the F*(kers in the nuts when they show to "fix" it. This is a mexican employment scheme ... fix the same thing year after year ...

Cool.
Buddha.

[bill14224]

Oh, shiite!  If the street drain is as high as your ground floor the problem will never go away.  Clean-up the damage and get the hell outta there.

I thought it never rains in California.  That's what the song says anyway.