water in basement

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-10-2007, 10:43 AM

We had the excavator out the other day. He needs to dig around the house and fix all cracks and then seal the walls and grade the property. Any ideas?

Curious George · 03-10-2007, 11:26 AM

After he seal’s the cracks rap it in plastic an maybe think about drain tile around base of footings .

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-10-2007, 04:31 PM

He is going to use stone around the footings.

Curious George · 03-10-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sekretgardengal

He is going to use stone around the footings.

what kind of soil clay sand or black dirt

**isabel** · 03-10-2007, 08:57 PM

Also drainage pipe...the kind with holes that you fill with drainage rock. Buried at a slope away from the house.

Izzy

Curious George · 03-10-2007, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by isabel

Also drainage pipe...the kind with holes that you fill with drainage rock. Buried at a slope away from the house.

Izzy

drain tile

**isabel** · 03-10-2007, 11:44 PM

Thank you george. I'm just a lady who says "Thingamabob" when I don't know the exact label for it. Or I just describe...in detail. Drain tile, huh. I will add it to my vocabulary. My hubby will be impressed. This lady never even lifts the hood on her car. A man's job. Okay ladies don't rake me over the coals for it. My hubby is a mechanic. Never lifting the hood is a perk. Also he is very handy with Drain tile:)

Izzy

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-11-2007, 12:01 PM

I think we have clay???

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-11-2007, 12:01 PM

We will have the drainage pipe and all that goes with it.

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-11-2007, 12:01 PM

Can't wait till its done. I am a prisoner here till the snow melts.

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-11-2007, 12:03 PM

I just checked the area that gets wet and it's damp looking.

Curious George · 03-11-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sekretgardengal

I think we have clay???

If you have clay most of the rain an snow never make it to the drain tile clay is realy dens
Re grading the land is probably the best also back fill with gravel on top of drain tile water flows through gravel easer .

**Sekretgardengal** · 03-11-2007, 01:44 PM

We are going to regrade the property.

03-10-2007, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	water in basement We had the excavator out the other day. He needs to dig around the house and fix all cracks and then seal the walls and grade the property. Any ideas? __________________ I am back!

03-10-2007, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 972	Re: water in basement After he seal’s the cracks rap it in plastic an maybe think about drain tile around base of footings .

03-10-2007, 04:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	Re: water in basement He is going to use stone around the footings. __________________ I am back!

03-10-2007, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,406	Re: water in basement Also drainage pipe...the kind with holes that you fill with drainage rock. Buried at a slope away from the house. Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

03-10-2007, 11:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,406	Re: water in basement Thank you george. I'm just a lady who says "Thingamabob" when I don't know the exact label for it. Or I just describe...in detail. Drain tile, huh. I will add it to my vocabulary. My hubby will be impressed. This lady never even lifts the hood on her car. A man's job. Okay ladies don't rake me over the coals for it. My hubby is a mechanic. Never lifting the hood is a perk. Also he is very handy with Drain tile:) Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

03-11-2007, 12:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	Re: water in basement I think we have clay??? __________________ I am back!

03-11-2007, 12:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	Re: water in basement We will have the drainage pipe and all that goes with it. __________________ I am back!

03-11-2007, 12:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	Re: water in basement Can't wait till its done. I am a prisoner here till the snow melts. __________________ I am back!

03-11-2007, 12:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	Re: water in basement I just checked the area that gets wet and it's damp looking. __________________ I am back!

03-11-2007, 01:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,111	Re: water in basement We are going to regrade the property. __________________ I am back!

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