raratt
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I thought a sump pump was a standard install in a basement to remove any water.
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Jeffislovinlife
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ICP for youIt has been quite the week!! It's not normally this "exciting", thank God!!
Good morning everyone!!I'm about ready for a bake session. Probably put me right back to sleep. I only lost 1 stitch last night, but loosened them all
have a good 4th of July I would say stay safe but I'm late
No, please keep wishing safety on the cursed thread... As we get closer to the 4th I am imagining one of our houses coming down in a shower of sparks....
manfredo
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Nope....Most basements around here anyways, do not have sump pits/pumps, unless the have issues all the time or a spring under their slab. Plus my basement is pretty big...1400sf, so I'd need several sump pumps.
This house was built in 1960 I believe, and they probably put a perimeter drain around the foundation when they built it to divert the water, but over time they fill will mud and become ineffective. The correct way to fix it is dig all around the foundation to below the basement floor and replace the perimeter drain and gravel. Labor intensive but the materials are relatively cheap.
I can probably rent an excavator for a day or 2and fix it for good...Ugh! Might be a job to sub out!!
raratt
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I understand the process, I watch too much Holmes on Homes on HGTV, lol.
That sort of describes my grandbaby. She's 17 months of trouble LOL she can say no clearly. She runs everywhere in the opposite direction and she's already surfing and runs toward the ocean. I'm so glad I don't have to raise her LOL
Actually an old teething remedy was to rub a teething babies gums with liquor. If you were a smart parent you went for the high proof shit (no not Everclear), scotch, whiskey, rum, vodka. I'm sure many babies back in the day survived to adulthood because of this remedyI changed my mind. Please leave the baby very far from your party.
I'm sure this will be a shock to most but I was a high energy youngster. My dad and I would go out and sit and watch the stars at night or have a nice fire. After I finished my milk my dad would pour sips of his beer into my cup
I enjoyed the fuck out of those evenings.
When LG posts on here that her family won't let her babysit anymore, I will cite this post as the reason why heheheActually an old teething remedy was to rub a teething babies gums with liquor. If you were a smart parent you went for the high proof shit (no not Everclear), scotch, whiskey, rum, vodka. I'm sure many babies back in the day survived to adulthood because of this remedy
I'm sure this will be a shock to most but I was a high energy youngster. My dad and I would go out and sit and watch the stars at night or have a nice fire. After I finished my milk my dad would pour sips of his beer into my cup
Without you here to wrangle coffee mornings we were getting a bit disorganized. Good to see you back!
I'm guessing that is all part of the plan!
Buy some butterflies and benzoin and reinforce the line. You may have to ask the pharmacist but it's at most pharmacies (often behind the counter)It has been quite the week!! It's not normally this "exciting", thank God!!
Good morning everyone!!
Singlemalt
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manfredo
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I've already done fairly extensive work trying to correct this. I have a hill behind my house that moves water toward me is the problem....and last night we had rain like I have never seen! Torrential is an under statement.
I improved the swale ditch to divert it, and brought in 2 -10 wheeler loads of round stone and dug and put drain tile all the way across my property, like 10' from the house. It helped tremendously and that's when I finished the basement.
Actually a contractor buddy is on his way here now, for something else...but I'm gonna have him look at it. I'd have to blow out my front concrete steps but they are old anyways! And I have been wanting to expand my back patio, so maybe this will be a fall project.
I improved the swale ditch to divert it, and brought in 2 -10 wheeler loads of round stone and dug and put drain tile all the way across my property, like 10' from the house. It helped tremendously and that's when I finished the basement.
Actually a contractor buddy is on his way here now, for something else...but I'm gonna have him look at it. I'd have to blow out my front concrete steps but they are old anyways! And I have been wanting to expand my back patio, so maybe this will be a fall project.
Yeah after showering I noticed there are 2 popped. I will take your advice, thank you, and I called a friend to come help me finish, because there is still standing water down there and a soaked carpet, and I just can't do it with thuis sore paw!!
Look what I just happened to have.
DarkWeb
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@manfredo
I know this all too well.
I have way to much in the way that will be really expensive to put back. So we're going through the inside. Cutting up the floor, laying drain pipe, and running them to a sump. That's how you get away with one sump pit. It's actually about the same price but guaranteed for the life of the house.
You might have Orangeburg pipe around your perimeter. That was common at that time. Only had a max life of 30 years. It collapses.
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BarnBuster
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Knock the babies out, then take a double dose for yourself.
Sounds like a Tuesday afternoon to a housewife back before the internet to me! Maybe pretend to have hysteria to get the gooooood stuff :]
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You should have stock in those
get some benzoin too and keep it in 'stock'.
