Storm & Basement Water Risk Check for Alpharetta

North Fulton has its own pattern. Summer thunderstorms and flash flooding run off red-clay ground and Big Creek into low-lying yards and basements, nearly every home has a finished basement that floods when a sump pump quits, crawl spaces take on clay seepage, and a hard winter freeze can split an exposed supply line. Aging water heaters and appliance hoses add to it.

Keep a working sump pump with a battery or water-powered backup, seal any wall cracks, clear your gutters and extend the downspouts away from the foundation, and make sure the yard grades away from the house. Store anything valuable off the basement floor, and know where your main water shut-off is.

If it runs constantly, cycles oddly, makes new noises, or is more than about 7 to 10 years old, it is living on borrowed time. Test it before storm season by pouring a bucket of water into the pit, and add a backup pump so a power outage during a storm does not leave the basement unprotected.

If it is safe, shut the water off at the main, stay off wet floors, keep clear of outlets and the electrical panel, and call us. If the water is a sewer or drain backup, do not touch it, it is Category 3 black water. We talk you through the rest while a crew is on the way.