harry wrote in
:

On May 1, 3:34*pm, Baz wrote:
We have had very hard rain for weeks (North Lincs.) and it became so
servere the other day that our insurance company strongly advised us
to p
ut
our belongings upstairs and get out.

Well I have had a look today at home and it doesn't seem too bad.

The garden is very wet, but at least not got too much standing water.
No plants to salvage I think.

The ground floor of the house is damp and peeling back carpets
reveals seeminly damp floors. Rub a cloth over the floors and they
are wet.

The footings of the house are what worries me most. Getting them wet
then dry can cause susidance.

I think the link below might be relevent.

http://tinyurl.com/d455lwm

A surveyor who was appointed to our case via the insurance company is
sur
e
that it is sewage and he has cases where the sewage is not odourous
becau
se
it has been filtered through soil and agregates on its way to where
it wi
ll
pool. Shifting the blame?

See you later
Baz

It's very common for drains to back up in flood situations.
The house needs flood proofing. There are ways to
A Keep the water out.
B Minimise the cost/damage if it does get in.

http://uk.ask.com/web?qsrc=1&o=0&l=d...uses&dm=ct ry

Our insurance company will make demands now. I will be looking.

Thanks for the link, harry
Baz