anonKY
New Member
Hi, I'm a first-time poster, so please take it easy on me.
My city experienced record-level amounts of rain about 60 days ago and my basement got water. I'm not exactly sure where the water entry point was (I was out of town) but the city has generously (maybe?) offered to cap a basement drain (that was going into the city sewer) and run a drain pipe between the basement drain and a new crock and sump pump (which they pay for). For more context, I also have some hairline cracking in my basement foundation and a local waterproofing company suspects that I'm dealing with some hydrostatic water pressure issues.
My question is this- would it make sense to put holes in the crock of the sump pump on the sides to try and get some, if any, relief from the hydrostatic pressure IN addition to the sump pump serving as a destination for the water entering the floor drain? What are the pros/cons of that approach?
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!
My city experienced record-level amounts of rain about 60 days ago and my basement got water. I'm not exactly sure where the water entry point was (I was out of town) but the city has generously (maybe?) offered to cap a basement drain (that was going into the city sewer) and run a drain pipe between the basement drain and a new crock and sump pump (which they pay for). For more context, I also have some hairline cracking in my basement foundation and a local waterproofing company suspects that I'm dealing with some hydrostatic water pressure issues.
My question is this- would it make sense to put holes in the crock of the sump pump on the sides to try and get some, if any, relief from the hydrostatic pressure IN addition to the sump pump serving as a destination for the water entering the floor drain? What are the pros/cons of that approach?
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!