Water coming in the basement
During recent severe rainstorms we have experienced water in our basement, it literally seems to be simply coming up through the ceramic tile floor. Does anyone else have any experience with this problem? Any suggestions on whom to go to to fix the problem? Will a sump pump solve our problems?
During recent severe rainstorms we have experienced water in our basement, it literally seems to be simply coming up through the ceramic tile floor. Does anyone else have any experience with this problem? Any suggestions on whom to go to to fix the problem? Will a sump pump solve our problems?
As I read all these posts, I am realizing that I may have to regrade my backyard to prevent further flooding in my house. It was clearly obvious in the last storm that the rain was draining towards the house.
I have a stone patio in my backyard right now. How much might this regrading job cost? Does anybody have any recommendations for contractors to do this work?
I was told something similar by my plumber, re: a cracked pipe leading to the sewer. Couple of thousand to fix it. We’ll ge to it… Worth doing, as we have a finished basement. The water is just in one small corner once or twice a year.
I agree with 11:08. It sounds like your neighbor called a “waterproofing expert” company which are total rip-offs, and they convinced him to “waterproof” his basement wall by sealing it up. As opposed to the only real solution which is to simply keep water away from the house.
Look at all the ways the water is going towards your foundation, and/or coming in hatch doors then under back basement doors, or not draining off the roof into the storm sewer properly, stuff like that. You need to grade the backyard away from your foundation, and send water into a drain or into a drywell. You can’t just have cement and no drain or drywell, like Johnny is finding out.
7:51 – are you nuts?
You’re willing to let him disconnect YOUR electrical and water lines and possibly lose a 20+ year old tree? Wow. You are selfless. Please move in next door to me.
I sure hope he’s paying you (and INSURING the work really, really well).
…especially if your house is old. The rule for old homes is: if you don’t have to fix it, DON’T MESS WITH IT.
Does this addition have a basement? How about putting in a sump pump? How about it’s his problem to either figure out a way to do it without destroying your home?
My neighbor has water coming into an addition that juts out past my house. He would like to dig up a portion of my yard to waterproof the side of this addition. I’m willing to let him do this, but I want to make sure that a reputable company does the work since there are water lines and electrical lines that will have to be moved or disconnected, landscaping that may be lost (including a 20+ year old specimen tree) and the risk of possible damage to my foundation. Does anyone have a recommendation for a waterproofing company and/or water assessment engineer who hopefully might suggest an alternative fix.
Having a similar issue, componded by the fact that prior owner built a permanent floor in the finished basement so I can’t see where the leak is coming from.
Got a LOT of wrong prumbing advice and was told by a contractor that installing a patio in the back would solve the problem. $4700 to Buscarella later, I still have water and I’m still waiting for them to finish their work. Classy bunch.
my problem is that there’s a drain under the permanent floor connected to the sewer line. The storm drain connects to the sewer line as it leaves the house. When the rain is torrential, rain water backs into the sewer line as far as the drain under the floor and comes out of it. Found my way to Sessa Plumbing and they’re installing a one-way valve on the sewer line which will (please god) solve the problem.
Not cheap, but highly professional, responsive and were able to diagnose and, come Tuesday, hopefully fix the problem. I’m going to write a full review but so far, Sessa’s been the one bright spot in the process.
John
We just went through this ourselves. First, we had to unblock a pipe that led from one of our gutters to the main sewage line. Then, we added a drain (along with new cement for the area immediately behind the house) to our backyard where the water was coming through. Not sure if your problem is similar but if your basement sits below the sewer line (in the street outside your house), you may need a pump to get the water out. A good plumber will know how to fix it.