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Klynne · 05-22-2004, 08:08 PM

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have had it with the rain. My roommate told me he thought the water meter was leaking yesterday. I ignored him, and after work today, I came home to do some laundry. I went to the basement and there was water everywhere. I tried to find the source, and determined it wasn't the water heater so I called the city to come and check out the meter. Wasn't the meter either. We have had so much rain in the past couple of days that the ground is saturated (city guy explained this to me), and has nowhere to go except for in my basement. I have a dehumidifier going, but we are suppose to get more rain tonight dammit.

We have had a mud slide and sink holes are forming! Crazy!

Spicy Jack · 05-22-2004, 08:13 PM

hasen't rained here in like 3 monthes and even then it sprinkled. i love the rain. bummer

Klynne · 05-22-2004, 08:14 PM

I like rain in moderation.

madasacutsnake · 05-22-2004, 08:30 PM

Mad as a wet monkey

OK weird. I was about to moan that it's almost winter and we have had no rain and then it started to rain.

nycwriters · 05-22-2004, 08:32 PM

Yep, I hate the rain

After we got the bedroom furniture moved out yesterday to shampoo the rug, we noticed the floorboards were warped because of the lake .... yikes.

It still smells mouldy. I think it's into the floorboards and no amount of scrubbing will get rid of it.

Klynne · 05-22-2004, 08:37 PM

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Originally posted by nycwriters
Yep, I hate the rain

After we got the bedroom furniture moved out yesterday to shampoo the rug, we noticed the floorboards were warped because of the lake .... yikes.

It still smells mouldy. I think it's into the floorboards and no amount of scrubbing will get rid of it.

Do you have a dehumidifier? If so, use it. If not, buy one. I only have one, but might run out and get another.

madasacutsnake · 05-22-2004, 08:40 PM

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It still smells mouldy. I think it's into the floorboards and no amount of scrubbing will get rid of it.

Sprinkle bicarb, leave it over night, then vaccuum.

nycwriters · 05-22-2004, 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by Klynne
Do you have a dehumidifier? If so, use it. If not, buy one. I only have one, but might run out and get another.

How does that help with the mould smell? If it's a cureall, you better believe I'm out the door to get one now.

Mad: The bed is over the carpet, which is over the boards/floor ... the whole bed has to be moved out of the room to get in there. I scrubbed the floor with pinesol yesterday .... bicarb would probably just cake up the mess -- I used a rug shampooer and that didn't seem to work .. ugh. It's such a mess.

P.S. Klynn I'm really sorry to hear about your mess ... sinkholes! Oh man, I hope it's not a pia to get it fixed. You have my sympathies.

madasacutsnake · 05-22-2004, 08:45 PM

nyc - thought you still had the furniture out. Getting everything dry is the key. Humidifier might just work.

Klynne · 05-22-2004, 08:48 PM

It won't help with the smell, but it does take the moisture out. My basement is partially finished, and when I have had problems with moisture before, the tiles started to curl. I bought a dehumidifier and after I ran it for a day or two, the tiles quit curling. Thought one might help keep your floor from warping further.

Klynne · 05-22-2004, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by nycwriters
How does that help with the mould smell? If it's a cureall, you better believe I'm out the door to get one now.

Mad: The bed is over the carpet, which is over the boards/floor ... the whole bed has to be moved out of the room to get in there. I scrubbed the floor with pinesol yesterday .... bicarb would probably just cake up the mess -- I used a rug shampooer and that didn't seem to work .. ugh. It's such a mess.

P.S. Klynn I'm really sorry to hear about your mess ... sinkholes! Oh man, I hope it's not a pia to get it fixed. You have my sympathies.

No sink holes at my residence, just in the city. Thanks for the sympathy though, I can use it.

nycwriters · 05-22-2004, 08:51 PM

oh the floor got soaked last weekend ... we couldn't do anything about it until yesterday. them boards are warped now .. two peak up like a tent in one area. needless to say I screeched when I discovered that.

Klynne · 05-22-2004, 08:53 PM

It still may be worth a shot, especially if it has only been a week. Now if it were a month I would not bother.

madasacutsnake · 05-22-2004, 08:56 PM

I've found that the dehumidifier does help with the smell. It takes about a week though.

nycwriters · 05-22-2004, 08:59 PM

Ok, I'll head out and get one now. Thank you so much ladies!

05-22-2004, 08:08 PM	#1
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	Mad as a wet monkey I don't know about the rest of you, but I have had it with the rain. My roommate told me he thought the water meter was leaking yesterday. I ignored him, and after work today, I came home to do some laundry. I went to the basement and there was water everywhere. I tried to find the source, and determined it wasn't the water heater so I called the city to come and check out the meter. Wasn't the meter either. We have had so much rain in the past couple of days that the ground is saturated (city guy explained this to me), and has nowhere to go except for in my basement. I have a dehumidifier going, but we are suppose to get more rain tonight dammit. We have had a mud slide and sink holes are forming! Crazy!

05-22-2004, 08:30 PM	#4
madasacutsnake no more nice girl Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,054	Mad as a wet monkey OK weird. I was about to moan that it's almost winter and we have had no rain and then it started to rain. __________________ He really shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

05-22-2004, 08:45 PM	#9
madasacutsnake no more nice girl Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,054	nyc - thought you still had the furniture out. Getting everything dry is the key. Humidifier might just work. __________________ He really shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

05-22-2004, 08:56 PM	#14
madasacutsnake no more nice girl Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,054	I've found that the dehumidifier does help with the smell. It takes about a week though. __________________ He really shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

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05-22-2004, 08:13 PM	#2
Spicy Jack Brains! Brains! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: behind you Posts: 4,535	hasen't rained here in like 3 monthes and even then it sprinkled. i love the rain. bummer

05-22-2004, 08:14 PM	#3
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	I like rain in moderation.

05-22-2004, 08:32 PM	#5
nycwriters Stuck in T.O. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Floundering Posts: 4,134	Yep, I hate the rain After we got the bedroom furniture moved out yesterday to shampoo the rug, we noticed the floorboards were warped because of the lake .... yikes. It still smells mouldy. I think it's into the floorboards and no amount of scrubbing will get rid of it.

05-22-2004, 08:48 PM	#10
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	It won't help with the smell, but it does take the moisture out. My basement is partially finished, and when I have had problems with moisture before, the tiles started to curl. I bought a dehumidifier and after I ran it for a day or two, the tiles quit curling. Thought one might help keep your floor from warping further.

05-22-2004, 08:51 PM	#12
nycwriters Stuck in T.O. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Floundering Posts: 4,134	oh the floor got soaked last weekend ... we couldn't do anything about it until yesterday. them boards are warped now .. two peak up like a tent in one area. needless to say I screeched when I discovered that.

05-22-2004, 08:53 PM	#13
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	It still may be worth a shot, especially if it has only been a week. Now if it were a month I would not bother.

05-22-2004, 08:59 PM	#15
nycwriters Stuck in T.O. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Floundering Posts: 4,134	Ok, I'll head out and get one now. Thank you so much ladies!