Sump Pump
OK so this is definitely a case of “closing the gate after the horse is out”, but in preparation for other horses: How much should I expect it to cost to have a sump pump installed in my basement? I have a brownstone. It has a concrete floor. I have a cast iron waste pipe,…
OK so this is definitely a case of “closing the gate after the horse is out”, but in preparation for other horses:
How much should I expect it to cost to have a sump pump installed in my basement?
I have a brownstone.
It has a concrete floor.
I have a cast iron waste pipe, however there is a cap where it could easily be plumbed in.
I would need a sump installed along with any necessary drains & pipes.
I have a sump pump ready to go in my not-yet-existant sump.
And I have about 1/2 inch of water in my basement right now, which I am repeatedly sucking up and pumping into the waste pipe with my wet dry vac. Uggggg.
Anyone know what an installation like this would cost?
what is the brand?
I paid $200 for the pump.
From what I gather, it is the Rolls Royce of sump pumps. Well, maybe not but at least the Porsche of sump pumps.
You should do this yourself. This is not rocket science.
(although expect to pay more like $90 for the pump)
OP here-
My basement floor isn’t very well covered w/ concrete – the previous owner had it poured with a relatively thin layer of concrete so it wouldn’t be very difficult to break through w/ a sledge hammer.
Sump basins are like $30 at home depot… it seems like $2K is a lot to have a hole put in my floor and a sump basin dropped in.
Is this something I can do myself or should I steer clear? I am quite handy so I’m not intimidated by the heavy labor – I just don’t want to do anything that could potentially compromise my foundation.
Yeah, we have a sump pump too. It’s in a sump pit. And it puts water out onto the street where it enters the storm drains. Probably not legal, but the entire neighborhood has these.
Did you say you had a pump already? They can be hooked up to hoses and stuff or PVC, so that’s not the hard part. Creating the pit might be, but 8-10k! And the pit is just so that the ground water can be sucked into the pump. There is no well under the pit, the water enters the sewer system or just flows into the street like in our case.
Depending on the type of house you have – to do it right can be an expensive job. In many brownstones, for example, with no access to a front or back from the cellar, it means digging a pit, several feet deep, and installing the pump down in the pit. When water comes in, it starts to fill the pit, triggers the pump, which then has to be hooked up by pipes (not plastic tubes) up and across the cellar to the outgoing sewer line. The water is then pumped out with the sewer water. So factors in cost are not only the excavation, but running pipes from the pump and tapping into a sewer line. More suburban houses may be able to get away with simply buying a pump, hooking up a hose and running it through a window to the back yard. So you could spend a hundred dollars or many thousands.
It should cost you about $60. Go to Home Depot and buy yourself a pump. You can pump the water out by hooking it up to a hose, which leads to your backyard or laundry drain. For the future, you should dig the hole (just a little one to put the pump into) and have it ready to go, but you can get the water out for now without the hole.
Call Vulcan Waterproofing 800-343-4355. It should cost you about 3,000, sump pump and french drain
Our plumber charged us $2,000 to excavate into the basement floor and put in a new storm sewer and trap. So yeah, $8-10K is a lot just to add a sump pump.