So, in an effort to stop our ground floor (family room, mud room, crawl space) from flooding every time it rains or snows, we, by which I mean Husband, have been doing a series of “improvements” to stop the water. He has torn out the moldy drywall and carpet, repaired whatever is underneath walls, waterproofed and cleared out the crawlspace. This included trying to get our sump pump to work. Last night they figured out why its not working.
The pipe goes to nowhere. It goes out from under the house and just stops. So the end of the pipe is blocked by mud/dirt/earth. So we are once again looking at our house thinking “duh!” about its previous owners. (You know, the same ones who filled in a cement crawl space with dirt. And put siding over the dryer vent.)
Anyways… this all led to my husband and his dad being outside last night at 9:00, in pitch dark, digging a big hole in the front yard. While wearing hooded sweatshirts pulled up over their heads and carrying a flashlight. I guess if any of our neighbors were wondering if were in the mob, now they know for sure.
So, look out. We now have 2 huge holes in our front yard, just the perfect size for a small child to fall in and break their arm.
About Melissa
You do realize that after you do all of this work, that it will never rain in your town again. Murphy’s law.
So what you’re saying is that the people who owned your home before you have absolutely NO common sense. Is that it? Great, that’s what I thought. Just wanted to check!
Gosh, can you get a break or what? The previous owners were complete idiots! I hope everything starts to improve!
well, looks like its almost done. we may be able to use the ground floor again in about 2 weeks. (yay!!!!!!) i may have to have a party to celebrate!
i’ll post before/during/after pictures as soon as we get to the after part