Strangely enough, it hovered around 32 here this morning. 33 now, it was 8 just 24 hours ago.First freeze was last night . Way to early for south Texas . Last winter our first freeze was Jan 2019
No snow yet though thankfully.
Sucks man!!!! You have some nice stuff in the basement too. I can relate, when I was married we had water come in every spring when the snow melted. Thank God for that Palmer valve because the neighborhood sewage backed up at the same time if you were unlucky enough to not have one of those....infact, the other side of the street seemed to back up palmer valve or not.We had 4 inches of rain and our basement flooded. Up most of the night and all day throwing out carpet and cleaning up water. I don't think it will be covered by insurance.
Sucks man!!!! You have some nice stuff in the basement too. I can relate, when I was married we had water come in every spring when the snow melted. Thank God for that Palmer valve because the neighborhood sewage backed up at the same time if you were unlucky enough to not have one of those....infact, the other side of the street seemed to back up palmer valve or not.
I'd look into the landscaping if this is your first year in the new house. You can do a lot with grading the yard next to the house foundation just a little bit. Also the sidewalks---could need some mudjacking which you could do the same thing yourself if you lift and throw dirt under. Otherwise----it's sump pump time. Costly but effective----as long as you have somewhere to pump the excess to.
I don't even know where the water came in from yet be we do need a sump pump. It was roughed in for a bathroom which I did install a toilet and sink but last night put a drain where the bathtub would go. That help along with the old wet vac. I need to get a sump pump for sure. More rain tonight...