Channel Drain in Basement
Would it be a bad idea to add some channel drains at the base of these walls to simply direct the water to a sump pump or drain? The house is a full brick house (double layer of bricks with small gap in between the layers), built in 1918. Very good house. I’ve lived in the house for 20 years. When we purchased it we knew some water got in the basement. I think it’s 90% drainage from the neighbors, but we don’t use the basement for anything but a little storage and a treadmill. Water only comes in after rain, and usually just is a damp with some trickling across the floor. We have no intention of finishing the basement, but I do want to move a workbench from my garage into the basement. I thought if I could put in some channel drains with the open grates at the top, I could at least avoid the water being across the floor. submitted by /u/mjts2345 [link] [comments]
| | Would it be a bad idea to add some channel drains at the base of these walls to simply direct the water to a sump pump or drain? The house is a full brick house (double layer of bricks with small gap in between the layers), built in 1918. Very good house. I’ve lived in the house for 20 years. When we purchased it we knew some water got in the basement. I think it’s 90% drainage from the neighbors, but we don’t use the basement for anything but a little storage and a treadmill. Water only comes in after rain, and usually just is a damp with some trickling across the floor. We have no intention of finishing the basement, but I do want to move a workbench from my garage into the basement. I thought if I could put in some channel drains with the open grates at the top, I could at least avoid the water being across the floor. [link] [comments] |
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