Sump pump outside?
#1
11-24-03, 08:26 AM
Sump pump outside?
I live in a 75 year old house & am having a problem with water entering the rear wall of my house into the basement. A surface draining system has been installed in the yard which helps quite a bit but I still get a wet floor after a heavy rain.
The basement is finished, but luckily the floor has easily removable carpet tiles.
I also have a low cedar deck (about 1 foot off the ground) in the rear yard adjoining the house where the water is entering. My drainage contractor is recommending removing some of the decking boards & installing a sump pump under the deck with a couple of french drain arms off of it. There are built-in storage cabinets inside the basement against the back wall so doing anything on the interior would be problematic. Does this exterior sump pump sound like a good approach?
The basement is finished, but luckily the floor has easily removable carpet tiles.
I also have a low cedar deck (about 1 foot off the ground) in the rear yard adjoining the house where the water is entering. My drainage contractor is recommending removing some of the decking boards & installing a sump pump under the deck with a couple of french drain arms off of it. There are built-in storage cabinets inside the basement against the back wall so doing anything on the interior would be problematic. Does this exterior sump pump sound like a good approach?
#3
11-24-03, 11:39 AM
I am in the central midwest. Putting the pump pit deep enough should not be a problem but the pump drain lines would come up vertically & tie in to my downspouts which are then fed into an underground drainage line.
So I guess I am wondering 2 things - would these above ground drainage lines be a problem & does this overall approach sound like a good idea?
So I guess I am wondering 2 things - would these above ground drainage lines be a problem & does this overall approach sound like a good idea?
