CT October B/S Thread
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Last spring I trenched around the house.
Laid perf pipe to daylight and also added gutters with their own drain pipes.
I didn't go all the way down to the footings.
Evidently it was not enough. There's water coming from between the floor and basement wall.
The slab is very uneven, so the water is inches in places, dry in others.
No pitch means there is no where to cut in a floor drain.
Laid perf pipe to daylight and also added gutters with their own drain pipes.
I didn't go all the way down to the footings.
Evidently it was not enough. There's water coming from between the floor and basement wall.
The slab is very uneven, so the water is inches in places, dry in others.
No pitch means there is no where to cut in a floor drain.
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YAY Andy!
No, I don't have a sump pump.
Where to go with it would be the issue.
It's not like there is any "yard" except for the 8x12 patch I ripped up to build a garden.
This close to the river I'd be worried it would just allow more water in when the ground is saturated.
No, I don't have a sump pump.
Where to go with it would be the issue.
It's not like there is any "yard" except for the 8x12 patch I ripped up to build a garden.
This close to the river I'd be worried it would just allow more water in when the ground is saturated.
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I'm still alive. No power in Bristol and after 2 nights without power we found a hotel room in Torrington. Will be here for at least a couple of nights. I have not seen a single CL&P truck in Bristol.
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Howdy all, slow day at work so I figured I'd check in on the area. I live in Carlisle, MA (about 25 min west of Boston, just west of I-95.) We got about 4" of heavy snow, as I imagine you all did as well. Lots of tree's down, lots of darkness. I hope you are all safe and finding your way to a speedy recovery.
I can't help but chime in....
You shouldn't be too worried about more water coming in if it can already get in at this point. If you have leaks in your foundation, water will come in until it is at the same level as the water outside, I'm sure that's not new knowledge to you.
The sump will get the water out though, and it will get it out faster than it will seep in. Go to that low spot and get yourself a pump set into the foundation. Pumping it out of the foundation will solve your problem unless you get days of rain. The time it takes for it to seep through the soil back into the foundation is much longer than it takes the pump to blast it out.
Most sumps can keep up with just about any infiltration.
You shouldn't be too worried about more water coming in if it can already get in at this point. If you have leaks in your foundation, water will come in until it is at the same level as the water outside, I'm sure that's not new knowledge to you.
The sump will get the water out though, and it will get it out faster than it will seep in. Go to that low spot and get yourself a pump set into the foundation. Pumping it out of the foundation will solve your problem unless you get days of rain. The time it takes for it to seep through the soil back into the foundation is much longer than it takes the pump to blast it out.
Most sumps can keep up with just about any infiltration.
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Got myself out this morning and when I got down to the sand pit there was a bowtie infiltration! 
There were 3 Chevies lined up behind our part time guy's 2001 V10 F350. Fortunately they were there in peace and not ganging up on the one blue oval. Apparently they were there to take a peek at our sand and the soil scientist said he and I quote here "didn't think sand like this existed any more"
He was quite impressed at the percentage of fines and how clean the material was.
Then dropped off tax forms and cut firewood. Fun fun....
But apparently we might not have class again tomorrow due to a lack of power at Central. At least according to my room mate. He said they were going to make a decision by 6:30 tonight.
There were 3 Chevies lined up behind our part time guy's 2001 V10 F350. Fortunately they were there in peace and not ganging up on the one blue oval. Apparently they were there to take a peek at our sand and the soil scientist said he and I quote here "didn't think sand like this existed any more"
He was quite impressed at the percentage of fines and how clean the material was.
Then dropped off tax forms and cut firewood. Fun fun....
But apparently we might not have class again tomorrow due to a lack of power at Central. At least according to my room mate. He said they were going to make a decision by 6:30 tonight.