Home & Garden - 30 March 2007

I live in Upstate New York and we had a sudden thaw 2 weeks ago. Three feet of snow melted in 3 days. This is the first time I've seen standing water in my cellar. I have no sump pump, but there's a hole in the center of the poured concrete floor that goes directly into the sewer line so water can drain off. It has somewhat abated now, but there are still very damp spots on the concrete. The water looks like it's coming in right where the floor joins the stonework wall (the house was built around 1900).

I've had three contractors come and give me estimates, the least expensive was for $1000 and they just spray some sealant chemical on the cellar walls and floor where the damp spots are. The most expensive was $14,000 and was to install some sort of drainage system around the entire interior perimeter along with a sump pump. The other alternative is to do nothing, but will a damp cellar eventually weaken the house's structure?

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