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Partially finishing a basement...
Jdurg:
The water is caused by the water table rising above the level of my basement foundation. There is nothing that can be done about it. Nothing. If the ground has frozen and we get rainfall or a lot of melted snow, it will flood. I've talked with multiple contractors and they've all said the same thing. Just don't put anything valuable right on the floor and avoid the center of the basement where the lowpoint is and the water sits. It's only about 1.5 to 2 inches of water on the worst of days when there's flooding and that's it.
The walls are already drylocked, so I'd just be putting a few more layers on. I guess I just want to see if it's worth fixing up one half of the basement to turn it into a woodworking area.
MajorHavoc:
It's kind of a PITA but have you considered a french drain? Once the trench is cut and graded, you could hide it behind false walls and as for the floor, you could use anything unless you really get deluged and your sump pump can't keep up. Good luck.
ChadTower:
The French drain gives up at the first sign of actual water, though.
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: Jdurg on August 10, 2008, 04:08:34 pm ---The water is caused by the water table rising above the level of my basement foundation. There is nothing that can be done about it. Nothing.
--- End quote ---
My parents had this problem. A contractor cut perimeter drains around the walls, that dump into a sump. Pumps take it away.
Works great until the powers out. They had to get a sump pump with a 12v backup.
RayB:
"only 1400 feet" he says.
:-\
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