Yesterday morning C noticed a pool of water in the basement crawl-space below the staircase in the back of the house. I had a look myself and witnessed water gushing through the brick wall.
ZUT ALORS!!
We grabbed some towels and shop-vac and sucked up what we could before the vac gave out. At that point C called the accountant who was due to arrive an a few hours to work on our taxes. If anything trumps taxes, a flood in the house would be it.
The water gushing through the bricks eventually stopped and what was left of the water receded, I guess into the floor or somewhere. I'm really not surprised about the flood considering the amount of snow and water there has been this past winter and spring. There's also a hint of musty smell in that area from time to time so I suspect that there's been a leak for longer than we think. We've just never seen any water coming through the wall.
We managed to get a hold of a basement waterproofing contractor who can come by on Thursday at the earliest to have a look. Of course we're in peak water in the house emergency season so we have to wait our turn. I left a message with another contractor, but the other guys come highly recommended by a friend of ours.
I have a feeling the reapair is going to be major. Waterproofing usually is, isn't it? Anyway, Thursday's assessment will tell all.
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