My worst nightmare has been realized…

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Originally Posted by Summo

Thanks for the kind words guys. I have been busting my ass down there this whole week and I pretty much have everything dried up. I rented a couple of industrial heaters, bought a couple of new dehumidifiers and had a company come in and spray the entire basement with a chemical that will prevent any mildew from growing. I'm putting down tiles on the floor so if this happens again (God forbid) I won't lose another $2,000 worth of rugs. And no the stuff was not covered under my insurance. I was told I couldn’t get flood insurance where I live because I'm too close to the water. I hope to have the Redskins end of my basement back together again by this coming weekend!! –Summo

Insurance does not cover rising water which they have told you but you can purchase flood insurance. It does not have any bearing on how close you are to the water. If you PM me I can look up what flood zone your home is located .If you have a mortgage and were not required to carry flood insurance you are probably in a preferred flood zone. The rates would run from 250 to 310 a year. Try coating your walls with dry lock which does a real good job of sealing the blocks.