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Mike Holmes Advice
for Calgary
This year’s flooding in Calgary could be less than last
year. That’s good. In 2012, mountain snow was a lot thicker than it is now.
Plus last year there was the torrential dump of rain from mid-May to mid-July. This
caused much flooding. There’s now way to predict the rain but last year’s
advice from Mike Holmes was to, “Have patience.”
Wait until You Have
all the Information
People don't realize, Mike Holmes cautioned back then,
closing up their houses when they are soaking wet is not a good plan. If people
come back later and suck all that water out then rip everything down there they
may be forgetting about hydronic pressure. If this pressure leans against the
foundation of your home, saturated with water, the foundation could cave in. “So,
again, moving too fast is a really bad thing,” he stated.
People Begged for
Help
Last year, Mike Holmes and his crew were filming the Calgary
flood. He advised people that had water above the first floor to have patience.
He said that he understood how devastated they were. “They don't know what to
do. They've got mortgage payments, they've got rental payments…they’re moving
to somewhere else.” He quipped that there may be a storm after the storm.
Everyone's Running in
the Wrong Direction
After the aftermath of all that, and people moving in the
wrong direction for example closing up their houses, they soon came to realize
that they had nothing but problems. They couldn’t sell their homes. And again,
why? Mike Holmes advice again was, “If you don't have patience, you're going to
have a problem.” It’s best to get good advice from the experts and follow the
plan. That’s how to make it right.
The Latest News on
Calgary Flooding
City Officials, this year are keeping a closer eye on all
the factors that could lead to overland flooding. In a briefing recently they stated
that there are areas of potential concern especially if spring runoff occurs
too quickly. They did stop short of sounding alarm bells at this point in time.
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