Zero
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Hey guys this has been on my mind for a while now so I thought I would drum up some information before I call in a few contractors for estimates.
So I purchased my first home this summer and about a month afterwards we had our first heavy rain. I was in the basement and about 20 Mins after the rain started some cracks in the floor of my basement began making small water run offs toward the drain and 3 spots looked like small water fountains with enough pressure to push the water up into the air.
What I know
1 the starts entering on the right side and gradually extends the whole span.
2 it is not a lot of water my drain has no back up when the water hits it.
3 the left side has an old French drain. The left just has a sloped concrete side walk that touches my house and slopes minimally away.
My question
1. Thoughts on remedies
2. Should those remedies consist of patching and sealing the concrete in my basement, installing a drainage system next to my house on the right and cleaning out the French drain on the left? Both? Or is there something I am not seeing?
Sorry I don't have pictures but I just want to be able to know enough to tell if I am paying for a bandaid or a full repair when I have these guys out. I am not so much worried about prices as I am about procedures to remedy being wise. Thanks guys.
So I purchased my first home this summer and about a month afterwards we had our first heavy rain. I was in the basement and about 20 Mins after the rain started some cracks in the floor of my basement began making small water run offs toward the drain and 3 spots looked like small water fountains with enough pressure to push the water up into the air.
What I know
1 the starts entering on the right side and gradually extends the whole span.
2 it is not a lot of water my drain has no back up when the water hits it.
3 the left side has an old French drain. The left just has a sloped concrete side walk that touches my house and slopes minimally away.
My question
1. Thoughts on remedies
2. Should those remedies consist of patching and sealing the concrete in my basement, installing a drainage system next to my house on the right and cleaning out the French drain on the left? Both? Or is there something I am not seeing?
Sorry I don't have pictures but I just want to be able to know enough to tell if I am paying for a bandaid or a full repair when I have these guys out. I am not so much worried about prices as I am about procedures to remedy being wise. Thanks guys.