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    Need some help with a wet Basement Decision

    Thanks again BridgeMan. That was my thinking. My idea is to dig down to the footing in the crawl space I'm guessing 3 -4 feet. Get the deepest liner I can find. Fill the bottom of the hole with rock till the liner will equal the surface height. Then file the outside of the liner with rock...
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    Need some help with a wet Basement Decision

    Hey BridgeMan thanks for you reply. The depth figure is what I'm struggling with. I just read the 22" figure somewhere. My house is a Tri Level. The basement is a partial basement only half underground. In the crawl space I'm not sure how far it is down to the footing. I'm guessing 2 to 4...
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    Need some help with a wet Basement Decision

    Yes I would consider doing it my self. Especial in the crawl space. Just don't have the knowledge to figure out how. I have been reading about a sump in the crawl space. It needs to be 22" deep. Has a liner that that protects the pump. Outside the liner is a layer of rock to allow the...
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    Need some help with a wet Basement Decision

    Thanks for the welcome. I have called another one he is coming next week.
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    Need some help with a wet Basement Decision

    Ok here's the thing. I'm out of my league on this one. We have a partial basement. The wall that butts up against the crawl space is leaking. We have owned the house about 30 years. In that time it has leaked about 6 or 7 times. It has only leaked durning times of heavy rain for long...
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