So by now it seems like it has rained for eleventy-hundred straight days. Your house is wet. Your driveway is wet. Your yard is wet. Your roof is wet.

And you wonder. “How is my house holding up?”

So – how is your house holding up? Here are some simple things you need to check to make sure that all is well.

• Your roof. No, I don't expect you to go up on your roof and look around. That is a job for professionals – and the good ones will check it out for free. But it wouldn't hurt you to stick your head up in the attic. Take a flashlight with you and carefully look around.

You are looking for wet spots, places where water has found its way in and is dripping. Shine the light and look for leaks around the places where vents go through the roof decking. Look for wet insulation.

If you find water in your attic act quickly. Your roof is supposed to keep the outside out. If it isn’t it needs help right now, not next week or next month. Now.

• Your basement. You knew this was coming after your roof. Basements and crawlspaces can be breeding grounds for mold and other yuck.

Just because your basement or crawl has never leaked in the past, don’t assume it isn’t now. Your foundation can only hold back so much moisture for so long a time.

You are looking for dampness, and newly formed cracks. Finding it and slapping on some cementitious paint is not a water-proofing system. It might, might, help you in a very short run, but it will not hold back the water forever.

• Your yard. I know, this isn't the gardening show, but you still need to look at your yard. What will you find?

Well, hopefully you will find that your yard hasn’t formed any new erosion patterns around your house due to all the rain.

But if you find new erosion, then take steps immediately to channel the water back away from your house. Running water will undermine your patio, your walkways and your driveway, and sooner or later your house, eventually causing all to sink, and crack.

If you find erosion of any kind, call a qualified landscaper to come and re-route the water.

• Your gutters. Ever hear me talk about how your downspouts need to drain at least 10 feet from the foundation of your home? You can probably go out now and see why that is.

Downspouts have probably started a muddy, soft, wet spot right by your house. Guess where that water goes.

Correct – into your foundation. Extend them further out and your house will smile.

• One more thing. Check around your yard for standing water. Toys, drains, depressions in your yard, your gutters, anywhere there is standing water you have a mosquito breeding ground.

Move it out, dry it up, patch it, smooth it – just get rid of it. If you find your yard it too large or the job is too tough, call your pest control expert. They can give your yard a skeeter treatment.

A note about those, although they aren’t real expensive, they will only last about 30 days. Then you will need a re-treatment.

That should keep you busy until the sun comes back out…