So- last summer our basement flooded while we were in Branson, MO with my family. We pulled up lost flooring, installed a sump pump, and moved on. We spent the winter with painted cement floors and redid the tile in the bathroom and bar area. We are so thankful we didn't redo carpet because we would have lost it all again. Water started coming in two weeks ago- even though the sump pump is running every 15 minutes to half hour. It just couldn't keep up with water seeping up through the foundation at such a great rate. Did I mention we had 14 days of straight rain- yes, we still live in the high plains of Wyoming. We've gotten more rain in the months of May and June than our yearly average. It has caused havoc on more than baseball schedules!
After assessing the situation Tyler decided there was no way that using the wet vac to suck it up every 30 minutes (yes, the boys LOVED being on that rotating schedule!) was going to fix the issue. And believe me- it is an issue. So he decided we needed to do a French Drain. After consulting his engineer friend and planning the cutting began. Here is some pictures- I don't have any of him actually cutting the cement or trying to kill himself with carbon monoxide because I had taken the boys to a baseball tournament in Scottsbluff, NE and had the camera with me. But here is what followed:
The hallway.
the family room
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