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  1. BeachyT

    sump basin replacement

    Sorry... This is your typical sump pump pit located in the basement of my house. I collects ground water from under by basement floor. This is a 50 yr old house. Tom
  2. BeachyT

    sump basin replacement

    I'm trying to fix the previous owners mistakes. I need to replace the sump basin. The original basin was a metal canister with no bottom. I want to replace it with a larger basin . The new basin (bought at home depot) has no weeping holes in the sides. What i need to know is: 1) WHERE TO PLACE...
  3. BeachyT

    French drain not working so good?

    Can you suggest any concrete patching material that I should use?
  4. BeachyT

    French drain not working so good?

    Previous owners wherabouts unkown. I going to investigate replacing the pipe. Do you believe I will create a bigger problem if i remove a 1 by 1 ft section to see whats below?
  5. BeachyT

    French drain not working so good?

    The cut in the floor defintely goes around 3/4 of the basement... the other 1/4 is a little hard to see,,,but i'm going to check The 1/2 pipe does discharge ... i'll guess half gallon/min during a heavy rain, but thats relative to the amount of rain that I get... I'm not sure if the pipe is...
  6. BeachyT

    French drain not working so good?

    The floor cut does NOT lead to the sump, which is in the middle of the basement. I can't see any pipes entering the sump below the surface. No build up of sand/silt/clay. 1) Maybe they never completed the sub-floor drain? 2) The water that is pushing up through the floor... could it be under...
  7. BeachyT

    French drain not working so good?

    My 50 yr old basement has 2 modifications to it in order to prevent water seaping in. 1) a pipe system. 2) What appears to be a cut in the floor about 12 inches from the wall. The pipe system consists of a 1/2 black or copper pipe around the perimeter of the basement. Every 6 to 8 feet the...

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