Basement flooding all of a sudden
Had my house for going on 2 years and never had a flood. Lately, I’ve had 3 in the last month or so – beginning with the big rainy spell we had. Is anyone else having a similar experience? Else, any suggestions on who to call greatly appreciated. Basement is semi finished and leak seems…
Had my house for going on 2 years and never had a flood. Lately, I’ve had 3 in the last month or so – beginning with the big rainy spell we had. Is anyone else having a similar experience? Else, any suggestions on who to call greatly appreciated. Basement is semi finished and leak seems to be coming from back wall . . . conveniently under a raised floor.
Thanks,
John
I had this problem – it would up just being a loose gutter. The gutter that directs the water away from the foundation had been knocked loose by the lawnmower. re-attached it, and now there’s no problem!
Thanks so much everyone. My neighbor is a good plumber and I’ll start there. But 1:17/7:16, would be grateful if you could pass along your plumber’s info if you wouldn’t mind – jwilkens[at]nyc.rr.com
Thanks!
I will pass along our plumber’s number once I get the quote if you want to post your email.
And yes a plumber is the right person. I wasn’t sure about this either but have now talked to two different ones and got two similar analyses.
We are in Crown Heights and our plumber works in the area. Also, we have used unlicensed laborers for many jobs, this one I say go with a professional.
Who is your plumber? Is there anyone in particular whom people recommend for this sort of “investigative” plumbing? We have back-up and gutter problems – is a plumber the one to solve the whole thing? Thanks!
John, I am poster from 7:16pm. Turns out our plumber was in the area last night and so he came by. We are going to have a drain installed in the concrete in our backyard. (We have a small patio that extends about 8 feet along the entire back of the house. The drain will be attached to a pipe that runs into the basement and connects to the sewer line. We are also checking the pipes that run under our extension. This connects to our gutter. (But we could not see any evidence of backup in this pipe but are having it checked just to be sure)
Here is your problem one of two things. 1st your 4in main drain may be a little clogged with rust dirt sand ect so now you 4in drain works as a 3 or 2 1/2 in drain and cannot handle the flow of rain we had today. 2nd you 4in drain is all clear but thhe amount of rain we had was to much for it. Its like taking a bucket of water and pouring it in a funnel, know which problem you have befor you call your plumber.
fairly common after days of heavy rains in old buildings… backyard drain might need unclogging… ground gets over saturated, backyard drain can’t handle the excessive runoff and water makes its way through the rear foundation wall in my building…
If you would like some coarse sawdust (from solid woods)to absorb the water until you resolve the problem- e-mail me. (I have been saving it for a local gardens composting program, and it is really starting to build up.)
Yeah, clogged pipe is my guess as well. If so, it’s not a big deal. We had the same problem after moving into our place a year ago but haven’t had a problem since I realized the need to keep leaves and seedlings away from the gutter and drainage pipe.