How can I stop water from coming in my basement. It lokis like it is coming through the walls and the floor.?

Question

The water only comes through the walls and floor when it rains x-streamly hard and fast.

Answer 1

You need to make sure the ground slopes away from the house. a minimum of 1/8 inch per foot but more if possible. Also make sure all the downspouts from the gutters have something to divert water away from the foundation. next repair any cracks in the foundation. you may need to check a few feet below grade in the area where the leak is occurring. lastly a good water proofing paint (such as UGL DRYLOCK) could help. If all this fails you may need to put in some type of drainage system and/or sump pump

Answer 2

You've been given some good ideas. I had an old antebellum house on a busy street in a very old neighborhood. All of the sudden I looked in the basement and it was FULL of water. It hadn't happened before and I didn't know what to do. A couple of weeks later the street crews were out tearing up the intersection. It seems the main had cracked and all this water was being dumped into the ground. That took care of it. Just another idea. . .

Answer 3

Two things. First, if water is coming through the walls then you'll need to excavate the foundation to seal it. You can also try sealing it from within with special paint designed to seal foundation walls.

You also may need a sump pump. This involves digging a trench around the basement slab and installing a pump at one end to drain the basement before it floods. Expensive, but a good fix.

Answer 4

restore the rain gutters and downspouts with outlets well away from fuundation walls, the water off the roof is the usual problem, also restore the grade so water runs away from the house walls and doesn't soak in and seep thru the walls.

Answer 5

You have foundation cracks and need to get it repaired ASAP!!!