OT: Basement waterproofing recommendation - Somerville area

[RUskoolie]

Ended up getting an interior French drain installed on Thursday and Friday. I got a bunch of quotes and ended up going with the most expensive one. I got a better deal paying in cash. It was a process as the crew showed up late both days and were here to past 7 the first day and around 8 the next day. The English language was barely spoken by the job foreman and the rest of the crew I could not communicate with at all. Sucked

The ended up jackhammering away from the basement walls and putting 4" triple wall pipe along the footer. They put a mud guard and sock around the pipe. Covered it with stope then topped with concrete. Got a new 1/2 HP sump and battery backup. There is a cover on my sump now so I cant tell how high the water level is. Im not a huge fan of this. With my old set up (the pump was 14 years old) I was able to see if it was about to overflow at least. Hopefully I wont have to worry about it though and it will work as should.

Now I gotta repaint the block walls and floor. Already started scrapping all the loose paint off the walls. Lots of effervescent on the one wall. A bunch of weep holes were drilled so hopefully that does not happen again. I heard a bunch of pros and cons about using a water proof paint on the interior walls. Not sure what to use for this?

I had a quote for a exterior French drain and the price was about 10k over what I thought it may be. The contractor also wanted it to drain near my shed and that is already a low point in my yard. I declined this option.

Drylock is what we use when inspectors call for it.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DRYLOK-...ment-and-Masonry-Waterproofer-27515/100204228

 

[Postman_1]

My friend just did one. Seemed like a decent company . But they were slow as crap took them about 6 or 7 days. I think he paid 10k for a 1,000 square foot basement.

I did a bunch of research before getting quotes. The part of my basement I had done is only 600 square feet. Paid $8,700. That included new sump, sump well and battery backup.
All the research I did it seems every company will say there product is the best and the others do it wrong. I just went with my gut as what was the best.

 

[Plum Street]

Drylock is what we use when inspectors call for it.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DRYLOK-...ment-and-Masonry-Waterproofer-27515/100204228

Drylok is crap mostly long term . Dampness proofing but not waterproofing

 

[RUskoolie]

Drylok is crap mostly long term . Dampness proofing but not waterproofing

Waterproofing occurs outside the home and then at your French drain and plastic on the walls. I think it's just another thing to add peace of mind.

 

[Postman_1]

Noticed my sump pump running non stop yesterday. I'm lucky it did not burn out. My exterior discharge line is frozen and I don't have a freeze guard. It never froze before but the cold stretch we had did it. It is not buried deep enough. It goes under my paver patio so redoing the whole thing is a pain. I'm getting another discharge line added with a selector that will allow me to use the buried one or the new one. The new one will come out of my house and angle down with 1 1/2" pipe. I will then run that into 4" corrugated pipe out away from my house. That one will look ugly but will only be in use in the winter.

 

[rutcor]

Noticed my sump pump running non stop yesterday. I'm lucky it did not burn out. My exterior discharge line is frozen and I don't have a freeze guard. It never froze before but the cold stretch we had did it. It is not buried deep enough. It goes under my paver patio so redoing the whole thing is a pain. I'm getting another discharge line added with a selector that will allow me to use the buried one or the new one. The new one will come out of my house and angle down with 1 1/2" pipe. I will then run that into 4" corrugated pipe out away from my house. That one will look ugly but will only be in use in the winter.

I'm not surprised it happened, I'm just surprised it was this week. We've been thawing out for a while now.

 

[Postman_1]

I'm not surprised it happened, I'm just surprised it was this week. We've been thawing out for a while now.

I'm thinking once the snow started melting is when my sump filled and tried to work. I tried snaking it on Wed and could hear through the PVC it hitting what sounded like ice. It must have been frozen a while. With no freeze guard and not being deep enough it was only a matter of time sadly. If it wasn't for it being under a paver patio I would dig it up and do it myself.