It should never be raining .. in your basement.

[Delphinus]

I can't imagine what horror it would be to have this happen in an apartment.

I dunno, I'm feeling pretty frustrated right now. I just hope my electronics work again once they dry out - but I guess I shouldn't be surprised if I have to replace those. The hardwood floor is my biggest worry right now. If any of the pieces have to be replaced it is going to be a nightmare, since I assume that in 3 years since the floor was installed, the wood has changed colour and to make new pieces match means the whole thing would have to be sanded and refinished. I guess if it comes to that I'm probably going to have to make an insurance claim.

Indeed, how does a hose "fall out" of a drain? I seem to remember this happened once before at my old house, but it wasn't as big of a deal since the laundry room was in the basement already - the water was contained.

How can builders not be putting floor drains in laundry rooms? It seems so blatantly obvious to me that there should be one. I think I'll be putting one in. Luckily since the utility room is right underneath, it would be a simple matter to just pipe it down to the floor drain that's right there underneath anyhow.