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Crawlspace question about drainage
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:12 am
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:12 am
Do you guys that have crawlspaces just line the perimeter of your space with french drains leading to a sump pump or do you put drains throughout the middle of the area as well?
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Posted on 4/13/24 at 12:10 pm to plaric
I have neither and seem to be ok.
Across the street they trenched the entire perimeter and added French drains to a sump with a pump. I don’t see why you should need to do the middle.
Across the street they trenched the entire perimeter and added French drains to a sump with a pump. I don’t see why you should need to do the middle.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 9:50 am to ChEgrad
if your yard is graded correctly, why would you need french drains. Assuming no basement , flat topography. also gutters getting the water away from the house.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 10:00 am to plaric
Allow me to discuss a house my wife fell in love with that hugely fortunately it was sold before we bought it.
Absolutely a disaster of a house.
The house had a half basement, half crawl space.
But, the house may cave in someday because of the horrendous foundation.
The front yard sloped down to the house, (about 5 foot drop over 50 feet or so)
No French drains.
The front porch pillars were caving in, water seeped into the basement to one of two sump pumps.
Water flowed into the crawl space. The cinderblock wall fronting the basement was cracking and being supported by these added steel framing pieces.
The back corner of the house was cracking and needed helical piers to raise.
Just awful.
Absolutely a disaster of a house.
The house had a half basement, half crawl space.
But, the house may cave in someday because of the horrendous foundation.
The front yard sloped down to the house, (about 5 foot drop over 50 feet or so)
No French drains.
The front porch pillars were caving in, water seeped into the basement to one of two sump pumps.
Water flowed into the crawl space. The cinderblock wall fronting the basement was cracking and being supported by these added steel framing pieces.
The back corner of the house was cracking and needed helical piers to raise.
Just awful.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:32 pm to East Coast Band
Yeah. It’s a new experience for me. We close May 3 on a house that has a crawlspace. Trying to learn as much as possible.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:37 pm to plaric
I've got a basement now, daylight basement.
Just know that I've been told there are 2 types of basements:
Basements that leak
And basements that are going to leak
Mine now falls slightly into category 1. A very hard rain, some minor water seeps through. Trying to determine the source and I think French drains in front would solve the issue
Just know that I've been told there are 2 types of basements:
Basements that leak
And basements that are going to leak
Mine now falls slightly into category 1. A very hard rain, some minor water seeps through. Trying to determine the source and I think French drains in front would solve the issue
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