oh man! basement water issues.

While were gone in MN with the Davis family, Cedar Falls must have gotten their biggest rain ever!  We came home and discovered our entire basement carpeting was soaked.  The sump and the backup were overwhelmed.

Thankfully not much was ruined.  It was incredibly grueling to haul the carpet out in chunks, soaking wet.  We had to roll up pieces and set them on a board to enable us to carry them up and out onto the driveway.  I created a numbering system to help us know how to re-install them once the floor dried out.

I had to wash a ton of blankets/bedding that had soaked.  The kids helped us get everything out of the basement, so right now the entire living room is filled with a queen sized bed, frame, extra bedding, some furniture, toys, etc.

We've got an insurance adjuster coming out to assess damage.  We do have coverage for things like this so we're thankful for that.  Thankful for strong bodies to do the work, bright sunny windy days following the damage to dry out the carpet.

We know for sure the trim will have to be replaced.  The drywall is a question mark.