Yep, flooding...in my kitchen. Woke up this morning and walked in to get a cup of coffee. Even in my sleep-fogged state, I soon realized I was walking in water. Crap.
See, my house is built around an open-air atrium of about 17 X 13 feet, and it's sunken down from the foundation about 4-5 inches, with a drain in one corner. It's pretty cool, there a patio door into the atrium from the living room, and another in the master bedroom. I have a hot tub, and lounge chairs, and a chimenea out there. It's great; especially in the winter, when I keep the hot tub at 101F. Well, apparently, it rained so hard last night that the little drain in the atrium couldn't keep up and water seeped over the stem wall, (I think) and ran in and onto my kitchen floor. Not a major thing, it was like someone dumped a couple of gallons of water on the floor is all. So far.
So using like 8 big towels, I sopped up the water and tried to keep the dog out of it, but of course, he too wanted to get down with me and help me by sopping up water with his fur as he rolled happily in the water then ran to the bedroom to shake like crazy. Thanks Rocco; big help.
I live near Reno and Mustang Road. According to KFOR Channel 4 news, we got between 6-8 inches of rain last night. On the map they showed on TV, my house was in the small purple zone; the zone of heaviest rainfall.
Did anyone else experience flooding issues from this weather event?
See, my house is built around an open-air atrium of about 17 X 13 feet, and it's sunken down from the foundation about 4-5 inches, with a drain in one corner. It's pretty cool, there a patio door into the atrium from the living room, and another in the master bedroom. I have a hot tub, and lounge chairs, and a chimenea out there. It's great; especially in the winter, when I keep the hot tub at 101F. Well, apparently, it rained so hard last night that the little drain in the atrium couldn't keep up and water seeped over the stem wall, (I think) and ran in and onto my kitchen floor. Not a major thing, it was like someone dumped a couple of gallons of water on the floor is all. So far.
So using like 8 big towels, I sopped up the water and tried to keep the dog out of it, but of course, he too wanted to get down with me and help me by sopping up water with his fur as he rolled happily in the water then ran to the bedroom to shake like crazy. Thanks Rocco; big help.
I live near Reno and Mustang Road. According to KFOR Channel 4 news, we got between 6-8 inches of rain last night. On the map they showed on TV, my house was in the small purple zone; the zone of heaviest rainfall.
Did anyone else experience flooding issues from this weather event?
