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Totally sucks. My basment studio floor is actually DriCore subfloor panels left bare. DriCore are the 2x2' plywood panels with a plastic coating and feet underneath that keep the panels a centimeter off the concrete. (made for a decent yet half-assed floated floor in my case.)
Anyway, I was doing some work one day and needed the outlet the sump pump was plugged into to power a saw. A couple of weeks later, I went on the road. Came home after a few days and some heavy rains, and discovered I had left my sump pump unplugged for 2 weeks! Basement was totally flooded, although thankfully only an inch of water. Had I been on the road longer, it would have been way worse. The DriCore floor was literally floating on the water. Walking across it was like having a waterbed for a studio floor. And wouldn't you know it, there were NO leaks between any of the panels. My entire studio, console, racks of gear, computer, drums, guitars, pedals, EVERYTHING.... was totally dry and FLOATING on a 1 inch bed of water, thanks to the DriCore stuff.
Of course I freaked. Cleaned up, dehumidified, and nothing ended up damaged except for a little mold in some drywall. Obviously this was only an inch of water, and had I gotten 6" like the OP, I would have been totally screwed. Just wanted to share my little story. thumbsup
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