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1868158 No.1868158[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

So there was a massive storm and my basement flooded.
Part of the problem is I have 2 downspouts and they empty into my backyard on the stones so the ground gets saturated with water and floods everything. I'm going to have to reroute it to the front of the house.

But I need to fix my foundation so the water doesn't enter. Sometimes a tiny bit of water enters the basement where the wall meets the floor. It's not higher than that, it's all where the wall meets the floor or "cove".

What's the best solution to fix or patch my foundation so water doesn't enter in my basment?
Do I have to dig from the outside and put a membrane on the foundation?
What is the best course of action?

>> No.1868160

>>1868158
Unfuck your downspouts and install an interior pressure relief system, don't forget to drill your block below the floor level after you've broken out the floor because they fill with and hold water.

>> No.1868161

>>1868158
Kek, I can still identify your house as Metro Detroit. Westland or Dearborn.

>> No.1868166

>>1868161
Why do you think so?

>> No.1868174

>>1868161
>>1868166
oh because of our massive thunderstorm recently, makes sense