“On June 25 and 26, 6.5 inches of rain fell over 12 hours in Metro Detroit overwhelming infrastructure and causing freeways to close and residents to dump waterlogged basement belongings on their curbs”. This [...]
Bethan Moorcroft from Insurance Business Canada has published an article highlighting the importance of homeowners and insurance companies to work together with private sector companies to tackle the urgent need to prevent sewer backup floods [...]
Backwater Solutions Canada is leading the way in the private sector to help the insurance industry reduce payouts TORONTO, ONTARIO – June 29, 2020 – Backwater Solutions Canada has announced that they are pioneering [...]
Some unlucky homeowners have their house’s plumbing attached to sewer systems that are “combined.” For these houses, the same municipal sewage pipes that whisk away fecal matter at the flush of a toilet also [...]
While melting snow can cause spring floods, there’s more behind floods than just a heavy snowfall. Eager gardeners who try to dig in their yard in April know the ground can remain frozen long after [...]
How to protect your home from sewer backup Do you remember, back in August 2018, when Toronto got slammed with rain? I sure do – I was driving up Yonge Street and saw water [...]
How Sewer Backups Can Make You Sick A basement full of raw sewage is never a good thing. Unfortunately, floods can expose people to some pretty gross things. But beside grossing you out, floodwater [...]
