5 INT. SEMI-BASEMENT - EARLY EVENING 5 The ‘master bedroom’ next to the entrance. Wall adorned with pictures of a young Chung-Sook competing at a national track and field championship as a student athlete. A SHOT PUTTER. Great upper body glimpsed through tight uniform. No pictures of ...
round. When gutters are clogged, water can soak through your walls and down to your basement causing flooding and serious water damage. Your rain spouts should also direct water far enough away from your home that it doesn’t pool around the edges. Five feet away is a good rule of thumb...
The bottom end of this pipe should fit tightly into the barrel to prevent mosquitoes from entering and laying eggs. Finally, drill a small hole near the top of the container to drain excess water and prevent overflow. You can connect this opening to a hose and divert excess water to your...
A flooded basement is more than a nuisance, it's an electrocution hazard. Let's say you've got an inch or so of water in the basement. Assuming the service panel is also in the basement, you can put some dry lumber down or use a small plastic step stool or a fiberglass step ladder...
If you need help with this part of the job, make sure you have enough PPE to share. 7. Finish With a Wet Vac If you have electricity in the basement, remove remaining dirty water with a wet vac. Only use the equipment if you can plug it into a grounded outlet. Make two or three...
In my experience the claims that water extractors can magically remove water from enclosed wall, floor or ceiling cavities often lead to expensive disappointment while cabinet removal along with a few strategic drying cuts would have done the trick. Where cabinets were left in place, or for ...
Rinse the vinegar mixture off the walls. Use a power washer or simply wash with a brush and clear water. Use a shop vac to remove the water as it accumulates on the floor of the basement. Small amounts of water can also be absorbed with a sponge or towel and wrung into a bucket fo...
Once you are done with removing all the water, check if it is safe to restore the power. After the power is restored, run multiple fans to circulate the air in the basement from floor to ceiling. Position them at different levels to create cross-ventilation throughout the area. You can ...
Spend a little bit of time ensuring that your code is easy for others to read: Make sure you've used spaces and your variable names are concise, but informative Use comments to indicate where your problem lies Do your best to remove everything that is not related to the problem. The ...
A dehumidifier usually has a removable plastic bucket for a reservoir; most buckets also have a place where you can hook up a hose so the collected water can drain straight into a floor drain or pump. This frees you from having to remember to dump out the water. But don't worry too ...