Ottawa Melt Down as Market Heats Up

Posted on March 10, 2008 
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Ottawa Today, Valerie Zinger

We are getting record breaking snowfalls that may lead to some flooding  This is happening  just as the Ottawa housing market is heating up.  You will want to ensure that you are protecting your housing investment. 

To reduce the likelihood of flood damage in your home the Public Safety Agency of Canada    recommends that you: 

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Based upon my personal experience, a sump pump seems to click on and off at peculiar times.  It is not right during the thaw or during the rain storm.  The pump kicks in when the water has infiltrated far enough into the ground to get near the sump pump / basement drainage hole.  Sometimes that takes days.  Now, after you are accustomed to hearing the pump go on and off at all hours, you will have to remember - it is not the sound of the pump but the absence of sound that indicates that you might be having a problem.  Check out your pump from time to time to ensure that it has not failed.  When living in Winnipeg, we found water around the edge of the basement in the lowest corner - where the floor and the walls met - because the sump pump had failed.  Lesson learned.  Right after that we had 2 pumps (an heir and a spare) and started listening for the absence of sound. 

Protect your investment.  Go to the Public Safety website and find out what more you can do.  Your house will be easier to sell if it is dry and there is evidence that you are taking care of it. 

Photo credit:  PA030014 on Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/mtneer_man/751152855/

Valerie Zinger ~ Ph.  613-723-5300 ~ Email:  vzinger@royallepage.ca

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