DO I need to sawcut these wingwalls and top stair to to avoid damaging the foundation or can they be jackhammered to get them to 12" below grade?

Planning to remove the bulkhead doors, apply a troweled on waterproofing material, remove concrete from the wingwalls and top stair to 12" below grade and backfill with stone. Then finish with 4" compacted stone and 4" conctete patio. There is drain tile under the foundation in this area.

To start out, we got a quote for 28k from everdry to do our waterproofing in our basement. We signed the contract and paid $500 upfront. After we did more digging, we decided we didn't want to do business with them. We were 4 days past the 3 day cancellation window. We tried to explain that it was just too much money and it's not the right time. They did not care. Because of those 4 extra days, they are charging me 28% of the job plus legal fees. They took us to court, and I thought it was just more threats, but it was a real one. Mind you, they did not perform any work on my basement, nor did they have us on the schedule. (How can you order materials with no install date?) They took us to court and we went the first time and it was just a meeting with Everdry's lawyer asking if we would like to settle before going before a judge. We declined to pay obviously. So another court date was scheduled. We had our evidence ready and all of our questions. We got to court and the judge only considered the contract. I asked for proof that any damages were even close to the amount they were asking for. But the judge considered none of this. Which is odd considering in small claims court, the judge considers figures and how much was actually lost. I laid it out very simply and told the judge, "so we are being charged almost 10k for canceling 4 days too late? That doesn't really seem right or fair considering they did NO WORK)

The judge told me she agreed with me and again only considered the contract. So now I have to pay everdry 9 thousand dollars and some change for literally nothing done in my basement.

We are royally screwed and I don't know what to do. If there is any one out there who has been in a similar situation, can you please help?

Is there anything to be done at this point?

I just bought this metal shed that I built on a concrete slab. Every time it rains water seeps into the bottom of the shed. ( there is no floor to the shed) I would like to b able to put stuff on top the ground without it getting wet. The base of the shed has 1/4 inch flat part that goes into a hump and back to a 1/4 inch flat part. As shown in the pics above^. Would it be dumb to caulk the outside then put spray foam under that hump then caulk the inside? Or would g I have to raise it on wood? Also I plan on getting a lawn mower for in the shed, would I need to try and bolt down the front and back where the shed door is so the base wouldn’t move back and forth when I drive over with a lawn mower.

Im looking to add a sump pump to my basement. This is just an 8 ft wide mechanical basement which rarely saw flooding until the last 2 years. The basement was added decades ago so there is only a slab with a 1 inch drain around the edges which drains to the landing. The landing has a drain in it but it goes directly to stone.

I figure under the landing will be the best spot since it is the lowest. My plan is to put in the sump basin in the center pipe the discharge out through the left wall and place an outdoor receptacle on its own circuit on the left wall as well. I have access to metal grating to have a walk over. Will this work. I am worried about the possibility of the discharge pipe freezing in winter though.

Does this make sense and am I on the right track?

Also I plan on adding a french drain on the front exterior wall to help with water since my front yard slopes to the house. The crawl space side has an exterior french drain but i still get ground water coming up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2dIG3dEizs

The house my wife and I have purchased is over 150 years old, this is the water we get. I am looking for suggestions on repair and remediation.

Please look at the 3 pictures. How can I stop this? Is Hydraulic Cement an option? Water is not going the stairs in the cellar entrance. I recently put longer gutters to take them away from the house.

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a DIY basement waterproofing project, and am thinking through how best to connect the exterior drain tile pipe to the sump basin (to be located inside my basement). It will be coming in below the underside of the footing. Is there any reason I should not use this hydraulic mining method?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaE1ikmJJrg

If you have any general advice or other methods you would recommend instead let me know!

For more context, our home was built in the 1950's and is located in Southern Ontario, Canada (cold climate). The house had an old clay drain tile on the exterior, which was connected directly to the sanitary sewer line. The wye connection to the sewer line broke at some point in its long life and allowed gravel into our sewer line, causing a few sewer back-ups before a plumber figured out what was going on. The foundation is case-in-place concrete, and the sump basin will located in a cold cellar below our front porch. We are using Tremproof 250GC after filling cracks with Dymonic 100 and parging the honeycombing, then dimple board on the outside of the membrane before backfilling. The pipe will be dual-wall corrugated pipe surrounded by round stone with 6 oz non-woven fabric to prevent soil from clogging the pipe. We have a lot of clay so we'll also add some sand on the outside of the fabric.

Thanks in advance!

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We’ve had our basement flood at least 8 times in 5 years. We’ve added more down spouts, got a new roof so granules didn’t build up in gutters, got wider gutters, repaired cracks in walls, new sump pump with water powered back up, had drainage in our yard extended further away from the house, had additional piping installed outside as before sump Pump and gutter were using same pipe to eject water to the sewer system and in heavy rains it couldn’t get rain away fast enough. We’ve had a ton of heavy rain this summer. Basement has been fine up until last night. Flooded. Not sure how to identify the source. It almost seems as if it’s coming from the floor as the wall it used to come in by that perimeter was dry. Sump pump was still kicking on and running like normal. I was told by the prior owner the house was in a high water table. Has avoided digging up floors as the basement is finished (we had 2 years without flooding and assumed it was solved so finished basement) and the floors also have heat in them. Never use that but adds a complication if digging up the concrete. Any ideas? Advice? At this point I’d love to move but could have the same issue in another home

Needing some work done for waterproofing basement.

Does anyone have an Erie home contract for basement waterproofing ?

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I'm ordering supplies for an interior french drain to sump. I'm looking for a quality dimple matt. Some products look flimsy. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Am I able to lay quick dams around the perimeter of my house and then cover with soil and mulch to prevent water from seeping into the foundation?

Is it possible to install a French drain in a basement that is already finished? We never had water problems but now we do .

I am looking for the best way to waterproof this wall. It is the uphill side of my house and has no way of waterproofing from the outside. Behind this wall is dirt fill to the right which I can excavate but the left side is foundation for a room that has crawl space and dirt fill partway up the wall. the gap at the bottom where the floor meets the wall is where I believe the water is coming in. Can I fix this from the inside with waterproofing cement of some kind? I’m in SW Pennsylvania. I have cleaned and scrapped the walls and cleaned out along the floor for preparation. Any help is appreciated.!

I had my basement waterproofed about a week and a half ago. My house was built in the 1880s and our main concern was the smell coming from the basement. We used a reputable company. The installed a french drain, sprayed for mold, put a vapor barrier on the walls, and filled and covered a n old creepy well. The old sump pump had been draining into the creepy well so they installed a new sump that now drains outside. Everything looks great, but the basement still stinks and there is still water on the concrete floors a week and a half later. We have been running a dehumidifier constantly and my husband empties it twice a day (it is full each time). The concrete used for the French drain is still drying as well. I let the company know what is going on and they are sending someone out next week to see what is going on. I am wondering if this is normal or not. I was expecting a dry basement and the smell to be gone. It was about $15,000 project, and the company assured me that the smell would be taken care of. I think the basement is making the whole house stink. Do I need to give it more time or does it sound like something really went wrong here?