My basement floods whenever we have a huge rain storm, is there any affordable way to stop this?

Answer 1

a french drain system around the outside of your home is the first thing that comes to mind. You basically dig a trench about 2 foot down and 3 feet out from the foundation, line it with gravel, lay a 6" perforated pipe all the way around connected as you go until you reach a corner where you want the water to drain away to, like towards the street or down hill. Cover that with gravel, soil filter paper, then soil, you're done. It's basically a mini drain field like you install for a septic...

We have a sump pump in our basement, you need to dig a drain all the way around the inside of your basement floor, then the pit for it to collect in, then the pump needs a pipe to pump to and that needs a line out away from the house to drain the water away at least 50'.

I guess without seeing your house, you'd have to decide which one would be easier and cheaper for your land. Good luck.

Answer 2

There are some possibilities here. Your basement walls may have cracks which allows water in. You may have basement windows with wells. Water fills the wells and leaks in around the casement. In either case, you may have leaks somewhere. You could have your basement professionally sealed. You could cover window wells with plastic domes especially made for that purpose at local hardware stores. Make sure your eaves are not plugged and that the downspouts have extentions on them that carry the excess rain water farther away from your house and into the yard (at least another 6 to 8 feet). Downspout extentions can be purchased at hardware stores.
If you purchase a dehumidifier for damp areas, that will remove that excess moisture. For flooding, you may have to have it pumped out. Or use a large wet vac to take up as much water as possible off the floor.

Answer 3

I`m not sure how the water is getting in.If it leaks in near a window then you need more space from the window to the ground .You can correct this by removing soil and grading giving it a down hill slope away from the window.A rain gutter or rain shield may help.If water is coming in from underground,you need to fill in any cracks that you find using a cement patch mix.If the cracks are wet use a hydraulic cement because it is made to set up in or under water.

Answer 4

The first thing to try would be to get a drainage system in the backyard. It will make the water flow through pipes to a place away from your home. Then, if that doesn't work, install a sump pump. The size should depend on how much water you get in your house when it floods.

Answer 5

you need to control the rainwater run off. this can be done with gutters and landscaping. use extensions on the down spouts on the gutters and bank the soil around the house. the banking should run out about 10' from the foundation. if it is a ground water type of leak, it will require a ground water control system around the outside of the foundation. if you just have minor seepage, a waterproofing paint might just do the trick for you. there are paints like Dry Lock for this. good luck , and happy new year!!

Answer 6

My backyard does on occasion after heavy rain. we are in a extra moderen progression and the grading is terrible. We positioned sod interior the exterior and that has helped lots. We truthfully have a sump pump in our basement...THANK GOD! We had lots of rain immediately and that has been working all day. i'm afraid of what my basement would appear as if if we did not.

Answer 7

Affordable."No" fixable "Yes" it has to be dug up all the way around and resealed along with a tile put in below the basement floor running to the sump.

Answer 8

Start with a sump pump of sufficient capacity. Ultimately you may need the land around the house regraded to divert water away from the foundation.

Answer 9

i can only suggest a professional because any one else (even a friend) may do more harm than good. i know that no one really wants to spend a lot of money but you may as well pay a professional a lot of money once, rather than pay other people a little bit less money more time to try to get it done. Good luck and i hope your basement turns out okay!

Answer 10

you may want to start by getting extensions for your downspouts that will carry the water that comes off the roof 10' or so away from the house as a starter. you will probably need something more expensive than that but it could do the trick.