Hydraulic Series

Hydraulic Series

HELP! I have continuous water in basement!?

We recently had a series of nasty storms up until a few days ago. Been working with hydraulic cement, and pumping, but it still keeps coming in daily up to about 3 inches. I know i need gutters and a permanent sump, maybe even exterior excavation, but what can i do in the mean-time? All I can find online are ads, and they all contradict each other, so I am looking for feedback on what has worked for anyone else. Can't afford a pro at this time. Anything I should or shouldn't be doing?
Thanks.

Hi

It really depends on how far you want to go

Ok you have a few choices here, the cheapest option would be to try a waterstop compound. This is a rapid set mortar that you can mix up to go across the construction joints which will block the passage of water. Concrete is heavier than water and as such it should only be coming through the joints. So to try and stop it there would be a sensible approach. This may be more difficult to achieve but worth a go.

If this doesn't work then you could install a puddle pump which will lower the levels as it comes in with small probes which can activate up to 1mm in depth. This would help keep the water down but not out.

The option that would be the most effective would be to put in a sump chamber and internal box channels into the concrete slab flush and attach them to the sump to guide water that is coming up into the chamber. Then You can put an epoxy of the floor or a cavity drain membrane (dimpled sheet)

I suppose its down to what your using the space for and how dry you want it..

Warren