Basement accumulates water during periods of high groundwater and has high relative humidity. Basement needs to be waterproofed and have holes filled in concrete.
Items Needed
Concrete (for floor)
Concrete patch (for holes in wall)
concrete or limestone “paint” for the walls
Sump crock
sump pump
x ft of plastic tile
jackhammer
Concrete drill bit (to drill holes through cinder block foundation to allow water to drain)
Peastone
Instructions
Use jackhammer to remove concrete and loosen/remove dirt in a line from under the north-west window to the center of the basement; then another line from under the north-east corner to the center; then from that center meeting point over to the sewer line on the south wall.
Drill holes below floor level in any exposed concrete blocks
Dig out area for sump crock
lay tile with adequate and appropriate slope and route it into crock