Water Damage Blog for Wyoming and Kent County
Local water problems, one at a time: flooded basements, sump pumps, frozen pipes, ice dams, floor drain backups and what a claim file needs.
Wyoming Homes Before the First Freeze: Pipes in Outer Walls
How pipes in exterior walls and basements of Wyoming homes freeze and split, why the flood starts at the thaw, and a fall checklist to run before the first freeze.
Block Wall Basements in Wyoming: How Rain Water Gets In
How rain and rising groundwater reach block wall basements in Wyoming homes, where Buck Creek fits in, and what extraction and drying come first after a flood.
When a Leak Reaches the Unit Below: Walker Apartments and Condos
How a washer, dishwasher or supply leak in one Walker apartment or condo soaks the ceiling and walls of the unit below, and what each resident should do first.
Plaster Creek Flooding in Kentwood Near Shaffer and 36th Street
Plaster Creek and Little Plaster Creek flood repeatedly in Kentwood. What the USGS found near Shaffer Avenue SE and 36th Street SE, and what to do first.
Grandville Main Break and Sewage Backup: Basement First Steps
What a Grandville homeowner does when a water main break floods the basement and sewage comes up a drain: contamination, insurance and the cleanup order.
Grand River Floods and Grand Rapids Basements: Lessons From 2013
What river and storm water do inside a Grand Rapids building, why the first days decide how much is saved, and what the 2013 record crest taught about cleanup.
Water Heater Leaks in Grand Rapids: The Permit and the Cleanup
A water heater tank fails in a Grand Rapids basement: why extraction comes before the new tank, how city permits apply, and what the cleanup costs.
East Grand Rapids Sewage Backup: Old Clay Laterals and Who Pays
Why older East Grand Rapids homes face sewer backup, what the city says about old clay laterals, Public Act 222 and who pays, and how the cleanup is handled.
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