Recent content by Lawrence P

Thank you all for the help.

Sorry by a "Cut Off Drain" next to the basement do you mean something sub-surface or are you talking about gutter drainage. And sorry I didnt mean to waste anyones time, I figured whether the water that was coming from the hill was exasperated by the track water or just natural water flow from...

So water comes off the tracks in droves (second picture) due to water that flows onto the tracks from the street. The local municipality isnt cooperating as far as putting in storm runoff drains (this would fix the entire issue). The 1st picture is the bottom of the hill about 20 yards down from...

My picture is only showing up as a link, not sure what I've done wrong

Going to try to attach a few mark ups I've done. Wondering now if the French , or curtain drain proposed will be overkillhttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f5ea7203-e89a-4014-919c-abe579a8abfe&file=IMG_0136.JPG

Thanks all, if my math is right though were only talking about just a few inches away from the footer. I was thinking of putting the drain tile out about 12 inches and just slightly (2-3 inches) above the base of the footer to be on the safe side. Does anyone see a major issue with this in theory

Thanks very much OG, everything u described matches (down slope etc). I was just worried as that its been 3 days since rain and the soil is still showing signs of moisture

I've heard of this 45 degree rule, looks like thats what your speaking of. I found the soil at 48 inches down to be cold and clumpy but not truly wet to the touch. Not being an expert in this field I'm not sure if this is expected at this elevation (degree of moisture in the dirt). But I didnt...

Gentlemen, final dilemma hopefully. The floor of the crawl is anywhere from 28 inches to 45 inches below grade. We dug down at lowest level and found that the stone wall foundation actually has no true footer per say and the bottom of wall is around 48 inches below grade. I think I'm going to...

OG, It looks like all your applications were commercial-municipal grade. Do you still recommend the cement sand for residential use ? and please clarify if you recommend the sand and a filter or does the cement sand do the job. Thanks

To clarify I do plan on using rigid (PVC) pipe with holes only on the lower side, I feel the ribbed black pipe is too susceptible to clogging as that the slits are much smaller and by nature the interior texture of the tube will not mitigate as effectively

OG just want to clarify then, your saying to use concrete sand and a filter ? or just the sand. Also after reviewing your top post you say as an "alternative". My plans were to use the PVC with larger holes and not the black ribbed tube. I was also going to do clean outs so I could flush the...

Thanks Dik, to say I'm torn on this is an understatement. My original plans were to do a fabric cover and then I was swayed by Tim and other sites. Now I'm back on the fence as that I dont want to have to dig this thing up in 5 years when it stops working