Hi, Our house is next to an empty lot that has no drainage and slopes toward our house. When it rains there are large pools of standing water sitting up against the right side of our house and seeping into our ground floor wall and basement. We have spoken w\/the owner of the lot and he says that we are welcome to do whatever work we feel is necessary, but he will not pay for anything. I got this recommendation, “Whatever waterproofing that is applied to your foundation wall should go down approx. six or seven feet- really should be to the floor of the basement. In addition , the waterproofing material needs to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153protected\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153protection board\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to prevent debris from piercing through the waterproofing material. Then a drainage mat should be applied over the protection board to relieve any hydrostatic build up against the foundation wall. A perforated pipe should be placed at the bottom of the trench to carry all the water away from your foundation.” Does anyone have experience with this? Suggestions on who to hire and approx cost? (length of wall is about 40′)
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