Has anyone come across a footer/tile drain sump pump set up for a house with a basement?
We adding two basement egress windows and in the past on this wall we have had water enter the basement (I have re routed down spouts and added gutters since then). But I want this project done right.
The basement is a walkout where the elevation drops 8’ from the grade at the front of the house to the the walkout garage door slab.
We are unsure if the house was built with a perimeter drain.
We are planing ahead and a contractor just suggested a sump pump. It would save 100’ feet of trenching and pipe (and making a mess of my back yard).
The basin would end up being 9’ below grade.
Has anyone run across something like this. I’m not calling into question the contractors skills or knowledge but I would bet $20 he has never installed one at that depth before.
I could be located in a window well.
We adding two basement egress windows and in the past on this wall we have had water enter the basement (I have re routed down spouts and added gutters since then). But I want this project done right.
The basement is a walkout where the elevation drops 8’ from the grade at the front of the house to the the walkout garage door slab.
We are unsure if the house was built with a perimeter drain.
We are planing ahead and a contractor just suggested a sump pump. It would save 100’ feet of trenching and pipe (and making a mess of my back yard).
The basin would end up being 9’ below grade.
Has anyone run across something like this. I’m not calling into question the contractors skills or knowledge but I would bet $20 he has never installed one at that depth before.
I could be located in a window well.