There is a section in my foundation where water is seeping through the lower three courses of blocks after a heavy rain (ie. 1"). This is in an outside corner when viewed from the basement interior. The basement
floor is only about 4 feet below grade. It looks like the ground is draining
towards the house at this spot on the exterior but I don't think that this
is the entire problem. I have dug down to the footings and found that the drainage tile was not properly coupled and I have fixed that. I have also rehung the eavestrough. There is only about 1 inch of stone on top of the drainage tile and then about 4 feet of clay to the surface. Could it be that I need to recoat the foundation? Should I back-fill in part with more stone or gravel with clay only on the upper layer? What is the best way to proceed?

 

Since you have already dug down and found the drain, and fixed it, the worst part of this job is over. Yes, I would recoat the outside of the basement walls, and yes, I would add more gravel over the drain pipe. I would also make sure that the yard was sloped away from the house when I got finished.