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Had a nice little foundation leak during the last rain storm. Installed a drain line last fall to divert two downspouts and front walkway run off away from the house which helped a lot. Front walkway and a big retaining wall next to it ultimately need to be removed and reinstalled with proper grading and drainage. That's going to be a huge and expensive project so for now I'm just replacing all the worn out concrete sealant and hoping for the best.

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[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

That's not a basement problem, that's a location problem. Look for houses that are higher up than other houses, the water will flow down the hill and flood the people who didn't do that.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Very often there just isn't a "higher up." Much easier, and especially easier on the mind, to not have a basement. At least for me.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

So then your base floor floods

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago
[-] Baahb@feddit.nl 1 points 6 months ago

Lol no? My base floor is above ground. Wtf you think water is attracted to houses or smth?

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