Ground Water Seepage Flooding my Excavation - Solo Build Project
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2021
- Our foundation project ran into a snag as the high-water table has risen and flooded our excavation site. Come with us as we try to find a solution
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Fortuitous that you found this out ahead of time. The journey…
If you're not pumping out far enough away it's just going to go down in the ground and come right back. I had to sump one of my areas and run the discharge line more than 500 ft away
Thank you for the comment. I learned that little lesson when I was pumping it out. Future plans are to move the drainage pipe out well away from the foundation.
Assume you've got it sorted by now, but I'd guess you need a much bigger pump. Good luck
We put in a sump basin and pump but with how the water rises we can’t pump until the water table starts to drop. Luckily that process of rise and fall only lasts 2 weeks
Oh dear, this could be a problem....what is the reason for digging down for the foundation? I've never seen thst done.
Good question! It is a crawl space and had to be dug down that far so that we hit solid base material so the foundation has a solid place to sit and not sink.
@@RedemptionRoad yes, the area under our house was considered a crawl space and we always fought water down there, pumps and the whole bit...wasn't solved till we lost the foundation and replaced it and had basement floor poured....and French drains all over the place...keeps it dry now...
Hey I just joined the ground water messing up my footing pour club. Its sucks.
Ya it caught me off guard and really slowed me down. It happens every September for me and last only a week or two but it floods my crawl space. Had to add a sump pump to handle it as best as possible. I feel for you
We got similar problem, did you manage to solve the water problem?
Thanks for the comment. I added interior French drains and about 4” of gravel with a sump pump. Since this happens towards the end of August I will see how my solution works.
why not just put in a footer drain and maybe some out in the feild then put moisture wicking insulation board and moisture barrior on that then the cement? then waterproof the exterior wall and put in a exterior footer drain as well?
Great suggestions! If you continue to follow the build, you will see I implement a majority of your suggestions. Thank you for your support
@@RedemptionRoad so you did build a basement?
@@Brandon-no3vc no basement. It is a 4’ crawl space with drainage and sump pump set up. Outside also has a French drain. The water issue happens each year so the system I set up allows for it and reduces mold issues.
@@RedemptionRoad so why not build basment
@@Brandon-no3vc we have a low water table. Our well is only 52 feet and floods each year, so we ruled it out. Plus we would rather pour that exp nose into other areas of the property. Great set of questions