Underground Streams and Basements
I’ve heard that Garfield Place and 6th Street in Park Slope both have underground streams running from Prospect Park. Does anyone know of someone who dug out their basement on one of these streets and whether they had any problems? I’ve heard that money can solve any problem but a stream sounds potentially extreme. Any…
I’ve heard that Garfield Place and 6th Street in Park Slope both have underground streams running from Prospect Park. Does anyone know of someone who dug out their basement on one of these streets and whether they had any problems? I’ve heard that money can solve any problem but a stream sounds potentially extreme. Any recommendations for a contractor who may have handled this issue?
Anyone have any suggestions as to where i could find any topographical maps or surveys of water features in park slope prior to development? Like 1830’s or so? The Brooklyn Historical Society Building is closed till February.
I was born and brought up in the Slope… I live on 6th Street near the Park. I now live in the house next door to where I lived for about 10 years. (I have lived in my present home for almost 40 years). Our cellar has always been dry…except after a prolonged, heavy rain, the floor will get a couple of damp spots. Next door, I always remember my father complaining of water in the cellar. The people who owned the house about 40 years ago had installed a sump pump in the front of the cellar. I guess it just depends on where these underground streams run in relation to your house. I have never seen any maps that outline where any of these streams run. I do know that St. Saviours Church and Methodist Hospital have had BIG problems over the years. If you’re interested, I can give you more info…just ask.
I recently heard that they hit water on 16th street above 7th Ave. at 13 feet below the surface. There are many rumors about underground streams all over the slope.
I was at a dinner party the other night where an architect described a cellar excavation project that exposed a stream. Basically, they had to create a tub wall around the cellar and a french drain (a gravel filled trough). As the water collected in the drain it was pumped out to the sewer.
As you might imagine this was expensive and involved.