Two weeks ago, overnight from Saturday June 22 into Sunday June 23, our house flooded. We live in a rural village in central/northern Ontario in Canada and, as such, our house relies on a well and sump pump to both pull our water in, and push water out. The well for the former, the pump for the latter (it’s for pumping rainwater away from the weeping tiles that are meant to protect your house).
Oh my goodness, this is absolutely insane!! I can't imagine dealing with the dryers and the dehumidifiers for 10 days.
I've had a similar situation a few years ago. My basement is also where my studio is and one of these days the pump was blocked from leaves and debris with enabled the water to seep into the basement from under the door and I didn't discover this till the next day.
Luckily since we have vinyl flooring in the basement the and lots of removable rugs It absorbed water in the other areas of the house. But it affected some elements in the studio space, luckily I have most of the items above ground in book shelves etc.
Keeping the drain clear of debris is my top priority, another thing that I did was to put an industrial grade rubber mat which has quarter size holes to keep that water flowing even under the mat and to the drain.
Oh my goodness, this is absolutely insane!! I can't imagine dealing with the dryers and the dehumidifiers for 10 days.
I've had a similar situation a few years ago. My basement is also where my studio is and one of these days the pump was blocked from leaves and debris with enabled the water to seep into the basement from under the door and I didn't discover this till the next day.
Luckily since we have vinyl flooring in the basement the and lots of removable rugs It absorbed water in the other areas of the house. But it affected some elements in the studio space, luckily I have most of the items above ground in book shelves etc.
Keeping the drain clear of debris is my top priority, another thing that I did was to put an industrial grade rubber mat which has quarter size holes to keep that water flowing even under the mat and to the drain.
I'm glad it's all behind you now.
Ooof, sounds similar to what we had, never fun, but sounds like you were able to keep damage to a minimum, which is great to hear!