If the my main sewage drain is clogged (tree roots) how is rain water entering into my basement?

Answer 1

Basements are notorious for leaks. Rain water enters the house right through the walls if it wasn't sealed right or if it is old enough that the sealer has broken down. Repairs are expensive but start with the small stuff first. Make sure that your gutters are working properly and getting water away from the house. Worst case you may have to dig around the house and reseal the basement walls. Get an assessment from a couple of contractors and see what happens. Good luck.

Answer 2

How do you know it is rain water? Rain water is outside trying to get in, sewage is inside the house in your house sewer, and trying to get out of the house. Pour some bleach down a drain, and wait a few minutes, and check in the basement and try and smell for the bleach. If you don't smell any, at least you have eliminated a sewer leak as the problem. Houses with basements should have a french drain around the perimeter of the lower footings, to carry of any water that would normally build up around your foundation. It usually runs to a sump, where a pump would remove the collected water. It could be like the others said, and just cracks in the foundation walls. The cracks would need to be repaired, if this is the case. Don't scrimp and try to fix this on your own. It is worth the money to pay a professional to do the job.

Answer 3

it was suggested to me once to wrap bare copper wire around the joints in sewer lines to prevent tree roots from invading. i've never tried it, but it makes sense because the commercial root killer preparations use various forms of copper.

if you have RAIN water entering your basement there is a leak in the wall or foundation somewhere and your main sewage drain wouldn't be causing the problem. tree roots can and do heave up foundations, however

Answer 4

No. This won't get covered, neither the home insurance will pay you nor the city isn't liable, as this is a maintenance issue. RE: Will home insurance cover tree roots causing water to enter my basement? I live in montana, and tree roots have grown under my foundation and drawn up ground water, created a path for the water to follow, and separated my foundation from my footing allowing water to enter ...

Answer 5

Tree roots are notorious for the amount of structural damage they can do. You will probably need professional help to check out the damage and repair. Remove the tree, if possible, and reseal.

Please do not allow the situation to get any further developed if you can help it. Damage can be severe, and water can quickly do some horribly expensive things to foundations.

Answer 6

Tree root near drain pipe caused pipe line will clog and damaged. What you have to do is cut all tree roots and re piping drain pipe and covered it with brick or cement.

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Answer 7

Do you have a sump pump? big question, this also pumps the water from around your foundation that comes in from the pipes you see if you look down into the pit. This water cannot go out anymore because the lines are plugged so, it's coming back. get "Roto-Ruter" out to rout the lines, it takes a few minutes.

Answer 8

take roots out and burn it if it is legally permited so that it wont enter the pipes again then insulate the pipe so that roots wont enter again the roots inside the pipe once u cliff from outside will get flushed out with water

Answer 9

sounds like you got a water problem that is separate from the sewer line being clogged

Answer 10

what cowboy says.. if its an old home.. the downspouts are connected to the sanitary sewer.. (old clay pipe sticking up where downspouts are. in my case they covered the old pipes with paper and covered with dirt.. well we know what happens to paper and the dirt clogged my lines.. had 4" of water :(