January 12, 2014 at 9:27 pm
#803052
JayDee
Participant
Wednesday has part of the solution–easier to keep water away from the foundation–than to clean it up after the fact.
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1-check that the soil slopes away from your foundation. The soil next to the house was disturbed when the home was built and can be a preferential pathway
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2 – See if there is water coming onto your property that is ponding in backyard, or near your foundation. If so try and redirect it away from the house.
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Yesterday’s deluge was exceptional so maybe this is also an exception to the norm. Good luck. Search for wet basement on the Forums — this comes up a lot, including discussions of contractors.