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Crack in Basement Floor Seeping Water Kevin G. 04-03-2008
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Posted by Norminn on April 4, 2008, 3:22 pm
BETA-33 wrote:

>I think you will find that the crack is from water pressure under the
>concrete that is due to a high water table (or possibly, from not a good
>enough runoff of water away from the house on the outside).
>
>
>
Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? Probably cracked along
the pipe because it is thinner there.

>The solution will probably be a sump pump which will operate as the water
>table rises. If you do an Internet search on sump pumps, you'll probably
>find some explanations of this.
>
>
>
>

Posted by Kevin G. on April 10, 2008, 10:28 am
> I think you will find that the crack is from water pressure under the
> concrete that is due to a high water table (or possibly, from not a good
> enough runoff of water away from the house on the outside).
>
> The solution will probably be a sump pump which will operate as the water
> table rises. If you do an Internet search on sump pumps, you'll probably
> find some explanations of this.
>
>
>
> >> Pictures always help, but I'm more inclined to think that maybe the
> >> water table is rising in that area after a heavy rain, etc.
> >> Of course, maybe you live in Arizona, or something and you already
> >> know for a fact that's not the case.
>
> > I live in Northwest Ohio. I have posted some pictures here:
>
> >http://www.tinysunshine.com/20080402_3544.JPG
> >http://www.tinysunshine.com/20080402_3545.JPG
> >http://www.tinysunshine.com/20080402_3542.JPG

Thanks, everyone, for your replies. I have found that most of the
water is actually not leaking from this crack in my basement floor,
but from where the floor and the wall meet close to that area. The
larger crack that I've talked about in previous posts is also leaking
water, but is doing so at a slow pace.

Also nearer to where most of the water is coming through, there also
appears to be some hairline cracks that are allowing water to come
through. There is one other location where water appears to be coming
in from where the floor and wall meet, and there are several other
locations where water is coming up through small, hairline cracks in
the floor.

With regards to the big crack that I've talked about in previous
posts, within the next couple of days, I'm planning on patching up
this crack. It looks like the previous homeowner(s) already tried to
patch the crack, but they did not create any dovetail grooves in the
crack. Any idea how far apart to space these grooves along the length
of the crack?

Also, I do have a sump pump already in place, and it kicks on every
2-3 minutes. Not sure why this is not removing most or all of the
water from around/beneath my foundation.

Thanks for any and all replies.

Kevin

Posted by Roy Starrin on April 11, 2008, 7:54 am
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:28:37 -0700 (PDT), "Kevin G."
>Also, I do have a sump pump already in place, and it kicks on every
>2-3 minutes. Not sure why this is not removing most or all of the
>water from around/beneath my foundation.
Is the outflow well clear of the foundation?

Posted by Kevin G. on April 11, 2008, 11:00 am
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:28:37 -0700 (PDT), "Kevin G.">Also, I do have a sump
pump already in place, and it kicks on every
> >2-3 minutes. Not sure why this is not removing most or all of the
> >water from around/beneath my foundation.
>
> Is the outflow well clear of the foundation?

I'm not quite sure what an outflow well is, but if you're referring to
the place to where the water from the sump goes, that is an
underground sewer about 50 feet away from my house hear the street.
Ironically, about a year ago, we were having problems where my sump
pump did not seem to be working properly (it would never shut off) and
it was discovered that the sump pipes underground that lead to this
sewer were clogged and cracked due to tree roots and they had to be
replaced.

Posted by Boden on April 3, 2008, 5:12 pm
Kevin G. wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have just discovered that my basement floor has a 3-foot long crack
> in it. This crack has begun to seep water through it slowly. The
> crack "starts" from a PVC pipe that is in a vertical direction which
> is used as my washing machine's drain. On the other side of the crack
> (but not directly where the crack ends), there is a drain that goes
> under my basement floor.
>
> Is it possible that there is a pipe underneath my basement floor that
> connects the drain to this PVC pipe that may have burst? If there is
> a pipe and it has burst, would applying that basement floor/wall
> crack patch stuff (and then sealant) fix the problem? Or, should I
> use a jackhammer to get to that pipe and replace the pipe and then re-
> apply concrete to the area? Any other suggestions?
>
> I can send pictures to anyone who wants to see the damage.
>
> Your help is appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
Do you have perimeter drains around your foundation? If so what
elevation(s) are they at? Footing, a few feet below the surface, etc.
Does the surface slope towards your foundation from a higher level, or
does it slope down and away?

For water to rise through the crack in the floor it must be under
pressure. Remember, 0.433 psi/foot of elevation change.


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