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basement waterproofing question?
I live in a house in a flood zone. On heavy rains my basement use to flood. I had an indoor french drain waterproofing system installed. For 11 years water has been constantly coming into the pit for the sump pump. I burned out 9 pumps. The pump shoots out water every 5 minutes. There is a heavy sewer smell coming from the area of the pump. The sewer line is not broke. How do i get rid of the smell and also how do i stop the water from coming in?
Public Comments
- One of your options to consider is this product at the website listed as a source. They guarantee that your basement will remain dry and I beleive it comes with a 10-yr transferrable warranty. Although it might be a little costly, it should defintiely be owrth it. As for the sewage smell, if your sump-pumps are located in your indoor french-draining system, the odor is because the system is not draining the excess water properly, and it is backing up, leaving behind stagnant water, which could be causing your odor. Well, that's the best advice I've got, sogoodluck to you.
- I live near the ocean and I'm in New Construction. First thing...build up the grade of soil around your basement. Use a heavy soil. Next, go to the homecenter like Home Depot and get a large container of UGL Drylok. Make sure you get latex. A big 4" cheap brush. Apply this Drylok heavily on the basement wall where the wall meets the floor. Go up at least 3 feet. You will need at least 3 coats of Drylok. Put it on heavy and let each coat fully dry. The smell might mean it's time to replace the check valve.
