Basement Flooding Question
I’m not sure I can explain this well but I will try – yesterday after the rainstorm we had water in the basement, we’d had a few minor wet spots in this area before but nothing like this – puddles of muddy water. The previous owner finished the basement of our woodframe house, but he…
I’m not sure I can explain this well but I will try – yesterday after the rainstorm we had water in the basement, we’d had a few minor wet spots in this area before but nothing like this – puddles of muddy water. The previous owner finished the basement of our woodframe house, but he really did the bare minimum of work. The wall in the front part of the basement where the water was found was installed about a foot in front of the stonewall. Just air in between, plus the waste pipe runs through this stone wall and there’s another small pipe connected to the stonewall too. There is a small door in the wall to access the pipes. Through this opening we can see that the stone wall appeared wet and muddy and crumbly in parts after the rain. Any recs for who to call? Ideally we’d like to find someone who is experienced in investigating the sources of leaks so we can be sure what we’re dealing with. It is not coming from the coal chute and the cement in the front was replaced 3 yrs ago and pitched away from the house. We do have some dripping under our stoop but nothing like the basement this last time. Any advice appreciated.
Foundation mey need waterproofing from out side.Call M.Hamid Construction co.At 718-633-1500
where’s DIBS to say that only new construction has problems? but old buildings are stress free perfect structures?
sorry to hijack –
this isn’t an easy problem to solve, and one of the reasons that i’m no longer a brooklyn home owner. agree with johnny above that you may have to go through several people to find someone willing / capable to do the thinking. had this when i owned a townhouse. ultimately, did 2 sump pumps in a protected container surrounded by stones each in there own very deep wells pumping out to the front along with sealants and breathing spots for the wall. still had some minor flooding, but relieved the real overflow flooding problems. had everything stored there in rubbermaid bins on shelving.
good luck!
I had a problem with basement flooding in heavy rain. Richie at Sessa diagnosed very quickly after several plumbers came and shrugged their shoulders.
Diagnosis was spot on. Fix was a bit pricey but they showed me how do do the prep work myself to lower the bill a bit. Since then basement’s been completely dry, touch wood. For anything that might be complex or needs some diagnosis, they’re definitely who I’d call.
Good luck,