HNW - Socks

All dry now Nick. But yeah I think I need to get the sewer line inspected.

Yep, I need to get the sewer line inspected and also to add a rider to my home insurance. Or at least price it out. I understand it can be ten to fifteen thousand if the sewer line from the home to the main line in the street needs to be replaced.

Nope. I know you have to try asking though, haha.

Ooo thanks for reminding me. It was MOSTLY dry last night but I need to go down and wring out towels in the last area where the wall is still seeping a little.

Thanks! The floor drain is no longer backing up and the seeping along the edges of the walls is at a more manageable level today. 😊

Times like this, I’m not fond of being a homeowner. Thanks for the good wishes!

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Homeowner, just don’t mention contractors and yard work 😱😵‍💫

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I forgot to mention very nice photos

The floor drain isn't backing up any more so that's one major worry dispelled - although I suppose I should still get someone out to inspect it.

@smartasswoman This may be an issue with the central collection system (City maintained I would assume) - especially in older neighborhoods there can be high inflow and infiltration during wet weather to the sanitary sewer system. If you have yours inspected and don't find any issues, you might report it to the sewer utility that you had some backup issues during rain events so that they can possibly inspect their system. Also, you can consider a backflow preventer valve that would minimize the possibility of raw sewage backing up when their system fails. HTH

@CL_Love I was wondering about that - I thought I remembered hearing that during really heavy rainfall the storm sewers can overflow into the sanitary sewer.

I think the first step is to get the line from the house out to the street inspected. If it needs to be replaced that will be mucho dinero.

@smartasswoman In most communities, it isn't a direct connection of the stormwater system to the sanitary system (combined sewers are fairly rare in the US anymore), but rather the fact that many of the old vitrified clay pipes have joint separation or root intrusion or bad connections at service lines that allow the water that soaks into the ground to enter the sanitary system that isn't designed to carry those flows overloading the pipes and causing backups.

It is also possible that your line wouldn't need full replacement, but only possible spot repair which wouldn't be AS pricey. And like I said, also possible it isn't YOUR line at all, but a quality plumbing inspection with a camera will let you know for sure.

BJ said it made the socks look like boots and I think that's what happened, it misunderstood the picture. At least I don't have a third hand sprouting out of my forehead. 😂

My legs do look better covered up, lol. 😊 (lots of varicose veins, etc)

Actually I was walking the bucket over to my back driveway where it would drain down into the alley.

There is a washtub in the basement but it drains into the same pipe as the floor drain that was backing up last night...so I was assuming if I emptied water into that it was just going to come back out on to the basement floor.

I don’t get why a pic of an art print is being deleted. It’s an Art Nouveau poster so it’s not like there should be a copyright issue.

My basement is 50% finished...luckily there is only a water problem on the unfinished side. The previous owners installed drain tile and a sump pump on the front side of the house but for some reason not the back. 🤔. It might finally be time to rectify that, although I think it would mean tearing up my brick patio. 😬