Going to have to do something to keep the basement from flooding
Every time it rains hard, the water drain at the bottom of the outside basement stairs gets clogged with leaves and the water raises up above the door sill and drains into the basement. We put a door mat with large gridded holes in it to try to keep it from getting plugged up, but it still happens too often. I think we are going to have to break down and put in a basement entry door over the top of the stairs to just keep the water from going in there. I hate to do that because then we are blocking out the best source of light from the basement, but it is a pain to have to keep cleaning up the flooded floor down there and keep the dehumidifiers running and the big fans going to keep the basement dry. So, I guess I’ll be saving my pennies to get this situation taken care of as soon as possible.