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July 1, 2008
Basement blues part 2
Following on from my original posting a couple of days ago...
http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2008/06/basement_blues.php
Sessa came out this afternoon. Punctual, polite, friendly and very professional. He did note that the rain was particularly heavy and that even people between 6th and 7th were having issues. (think he'd just come from someone else on 10th st).
At the front of our basement is a pit which has a cap on top of the main drain line. Basically the cap is a replacement and years old. The rubber is no longer sealing the cap and thus we have a problem. Also have an issue with a second pipe to the left of the pit. That one though is very minor compared to the cap.
Two choices of solutions
1) replace the cap and cement in the pit around it. @$500
2) Dig up the concrete floor between the pit and the second pipe and replace connecting pipe.
@$1500
We're going to go with option 1 as the basement is not finished and very unlikely ever will be.
Overall a very positive first impression. Cheaper call out fee than others we've used. The work is due to be done next week.
Comments
Think I was the prior stop. Mine was a gap between the pipe coming into the house and the foundation it was going into that they uncovered. I concreted around it, which should seal it better.
Posted by: Johnny at July 1, 2008 4:59 PM
As long as the pipe is not broken, why do you need to concrete around it?
Buy a new lead sewer cap for $2, done.
Posted by: guest at July 2, 2008 7:12 PM
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