Doug is exactly right. Find where you water is leaking through on the outside and see if maybe the land is directing the water to that spot and holding it there. If thats the case then it will just go down to your basement. If thats the case you can do some simple grading along the edge to the house so you can direct the water away from your house. Another possibility is your gutter is full, if thats the case then that water may just be running along the side of your house right to the basement.
If you have just brick wall in the basement and there is a visible crack where the water is coming in you can buy a sealer and paint a couple coats of that on the wall for a cheap fix.
If you have just brick wall in the basement and there is a visible crack where the water is coming in you can buy a sealer and paint a couple coats of that on the wall for a cheap fix.
jesse1111 said:
I suggest taking apart the downspout at ground level where the 90 degree elbow is to clear any crap that may be impeding waterflow, or its good if you know it drains by viewing it during a rain.
Grading is done the hard way. A truck full of dirt or however many loads are needed, wheelbarrel, shovel, rakes, etc. Not rocket science, just labor and material costs. No easy way out... you need however many yards of soil that are required for the job. Do it yourself or get bids from landscapers.
This is a job you can do with effort, it could go deeper than the grading, but it is a place to begin.
I would definitely get it checked out first before you get any grading done. You don't want to spend all the time building up around the house if the problem is underneath by the foundation. If you find that out after you dump all that dirt then now you have to dig deeper to get to the problem.
However, Doug is right. Grading is pretty simple, you just want to make sure the ground slopes away from the house. Then you can get some medium river rock and throw a 1/2-1 inch layer on top. River rock is pretty inexpensive if you go to your nearest gravel pit. Maybe around $30-$35 a ton.
However, Doug is right. Grading is pretty simple, you just want to make sure the ground slopes away from the house. Then you can get some medium river rock and throw a 1/2-1 inch layer on top. River rock is pretty inexpensive if you go to your nearest gravel pit. Maybe around $30-$35 a ton.
yep, you might have to dig a hole next to foundation to get to the problem and patch it there. The general grading won't make that much harder, it's not like you have to move that 8 tons of whatever you bought, you'd only have to move a small portion of it.
There is a problem, grading might cease the problem, if not its a bigger problem.
There is a problem, grading might cease the problem, if not its a bigger problem.
