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Posted by Arkadiy on April 18, 2007, 9:28 am
Hi all.
After recent heavy rains in NY/NJ I got about a foot of water in my
basement (no, my house isn't in a flood area). After I pumped most of
it out, the water is still comming, and stays at about one inch level.
Does this mean the water level is still up inside the ground? Do I
just have to wait until it naturally goes down before trying to dry
things out?
Can anything be done to prevent such things in the future?
Thanks in advance,
Arkadiy
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Posted by Banty on April 18, 2007, 9:50 am
says...
>
>Hi all.
>
>After recent heavy rains in NY/NJ I got about a foot of water in my
>basement (no, my house isn't in a flood area). After I pumped most of
>it out, the water is still comming, and stays at about one inch level.
>
>Does this mean the water level is still up inside the ground? Do I
>just have to wait until it naturally goes down before trying to dry
>things out?
>
>Can anything be done to prevent such things in the future?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Arkadiy
>
I'm in NY state, and just heard a report on WAMC (Albany) that many folks are
having just the problem you have because the water table is still high. You
don't have to be in an actual stream or river flood plain to experience a high
water table at a time like this. All the pumping out in the world won't help
until that drops below your foundation.
You may also be still seeing some surface/subsurface runoff from all the water,
depending on your configuration and house location. Take a walk around the
house to see where water may be flowing toward your house or where there are
especially soggy areas near your house (of course the ground will be saturated
all the way around).
All in all, you're right that in this instance it's an issue of waiting for
things to really drain away, dry, and subside.
To prevent it in the future, make sure the grading is correct all the way around
your house if it isn't (won't help if you have a temporarily high water table),
and install an interior drain tile system with a sump pump. At the very least,
you need the sump.
Banty
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Posted by Bill on April 18, 2007, 9:54 am
The ground is saturated and all you can do is try to pump it out as fast as
it wants to come in. A sump pump can usually keep up if the foundation is
properly tiled so all the water runs to the sump crock.
future?
Make sure roof down spouts are routed away from the foundation
If it keeps happening, you need to trench around the perimeter of the
basement and install stone and tile. The tile then routes to a natural
drainage or if no slope, to a Sump crock where the sump pump removes the
water as it seeps in- before it gets into the basement. If you have a crack
in the concrete, patch it- water will seep in there before it gets to the
sump.
If the water comes from high water levels in the ground- one sump may not be
able to keep up. If you have a place to naturally drain water to- tile will
get the water out of the area.
> Hi all.
>
> After recent heavy rains in NY/NJ I got about a foot of water in my
> basement (no, my house isn't in a flood area). After I pumped most of
> it out, the water is still comming, and stays at about one inch level.
>
> Does this mean the water level is still up inside the ground? Do I
> just have to wait until it naturally goes down before trying to dry
> things out?
>
> Can anything be done to prevent such things in the future?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Arkadiy
>
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 18, 2007, 10:31 am
> Hi all.
>
> After recent heavy rains in NY/NJ I got about a foot of water in my
> basement (no, my house isn't in a flood area). =A0After I pumped most of
> it out, the water is still comming, and stays at about one inch level.
>
> Does this mean the water level is still up inside the ground? =A0Do I
> just have to wait until it naturally goes down before trying to dry
> things out?
>
> Can anything be done to prevent such things in the future?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Arkadiy
you need a sump pump and interior french drain, along with making
CERTAIN all gutters are clear, all downspouts take water well away
from home like 15 feet, and the grade around your home sloes away from
building in all directions......
yeah wait till things dry out a little
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Posted by Jack on April 18, 2007, 11:34 am
Oh man..I feel your pain...the same thing happened to me in RI in Oct 2005.
I have lots of experience with this exact same issue. BTW, when it
happened, the alt.home.repair guys were very, very helpful. Never had water
in the 5 years I owned the house until the 'month from rain hell'. The
other advice you have already gotten is very good. Do a google search on
this. Lots of great advice out there. Here is my 2 cents....
.
12" is ground water. The water is still up. under the floor and around the
foundation. Eventually, it will dry out. If you can get a utility sump
pump that draws down to a quarter of an inch or less, that will help. The
only way to get it all out now is to get under the water line, which would
mean punching a hole in the floor. It's a big mess. NY/NJ is not
forecasting big rain, so you should be drying out soon. Open your windows
in the basement.
.
I had exactly the same question as you "What the hell do I do now?" I got a
$10K estimate for basement system. Screw that...I put two sump pumps in
opposite ends of the basement as a first step myself instead of laying out
$10K. I saw water in the pits over this last big storm which is getting
pumped out now.
.
As long as the water gets to the pits, (and the power stays on), you should
be fine. Spend the money and get high-quality pumps, etc. If you do the
work yourself, you can save a ton of $$. I did two sumps, 3/4 hp pumps,
jackhammer rental, stone, concrete, etc etc etc for less than $650.00
.
I am really sorry this happened to you. It took me a year to get over it.
Good luck.
> Hi all.
>
> After recent heavy rains in NY/NJ I got about a foot of water in my
> basement (no, my house isn't in a flood area). After I pumped most of
> it out, the water is still comming, and stays at about one inch level.
>
> Does this mean the water level is still up inside the ground? Do I
> just have to wait until it naturally goes down before trying to dry
> things out?
>
> Can anything be done to prevent such things in the future?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Arkadiy
>
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