Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Originally posted by Shaggy:
Originally posted by neelnug:

The basement has a french drain and a perimeter drain. Since I have moved all of the outlet pipes out farther my basement has been very dry.



The perimeter drain, did you have it done, do it yourself, or was it already done when you purchased the home? I am contemplating installing a perimeter drain.

Sorry about the threadjack!



As am I. I actually watched one of those Saturday morning shows on PBS where they take letters from viewers, then go out and help fix their problems. They dug a ~2' trensh along the side of this guy's foundation, lined it with plastic, laid down the ~5" PVC pipe with holes in it for drainage, ran it out at a slight down grade to his woods, then covered the pipe back up with rocks.
Mark



Mark, that's exactly what I was going to do, less the plastic lining - didn't know about that. My main problem is the alley between my house and my neighbor's isn't really wide enough to get heavy earth movers in the back. In other words, all digging, all the time, by yours truly.

Chris NJ 98.5 SVT Silver Frost