By my back basement door I get floods, infrequently. It depends on how much rain and where the wind is blowing. There used to be a drain there (just into the dirt, no where to go) but it got covered by cement. I assume that a tenant thought that covering it with cement would stop the leak.
This area is covered by cement all the way to the road, this is in the NYC area so there isn't much grass and adding a french drain or something that tracks out far would be extremely difficult because I have to break up concrete and the driveway. I am looking for the most simple and easiest solution. I posted a picture of the affected area. It is about a 3ftx3ft area space.
I am up to the task for breaking the cement and adding a new drain with PVC and even a dry well, I don't think it will be that hard. But is there anything else I could do, the space is extremely small and very very close to my house.
Would PVC going 4-ft deep into the dirt with no well do the job? or would it just back up? This area has an extension and serves as a shed so no free fall rain gets in there. The water gets up through from how wet the foundation gets and raises up on occasion.
Here is the picture of the 2 inches of water, can someone give me some tips and some direction.
Pic: http://imgur.com/IfQT25W
It looks like its inside, but the backdoor to the outside is in an enclosed space. Water still gets through because of how saturated the foundation can get from the outside. Need that drain, but how to do it and with what.
This area is covered by cement all the way to the road, this is in the NYC area so there isn't much grass and adding a french drain or something that tracks out far would be extremely difficult because I have to break up concrete and the driveway. I am looking for the most simple and easiest solution. I posted a picture of the affected area. It is about a 3ftx3ft area space.
I am up to the task for breaking the cement and adding a new drain with PVC and even a dry well, I don't think it will be that hard. But is there anything else I could do, the space is extremely small and very very close to my house.
Would PVC going 4-ft deep into the dirt with no well do the job? or would it just back up? This area has an extension and serves as a shed so no free fall rain gets in there. The water gets up through from how wet the foundation gets and raises up on occasion.
Here is the picture of the 2 inches of water, can someone give me some tips and some direction.
Pic: http://imgur.com/IfQT25W
It looks like its inside, but the backdoor to the outside is in an enclosed space. Water still gets through because of how saturated the foundation can get from the outside. Need that drain, but how to do it and with what.
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