Gritdog wrote:
In the meantime I have insurance. Just hope it floods the whole house so that the first repair activity involves an excavator!
Me too! And I rebuilt this old house.
FWIW, in my immediate area the ground water level is very high (1 ft under grade, some years) I have a sump pump in the finished basement. One morning during a really big storm, the power failed. My Wife and I awoke 1/2 hr later but the sump pump didn't run and 1/2" of water had flooded the basement before I could find and use an accessory pump. I now have a battery back-up pump and tile floors. If I was away on a long vacation and a bad storm knocked out power and the water table in the ground was high, I would only be good until the sump battery ran out.
We may have to get a smart phone app that links to a water sensor when the Bride retires.
