ASH Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 it has rained for 4 days straight , go away lol . thankfully no bad storms like others got . we did get a few tornado watches but thankfully nothing . doing my go away rain dance . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I'd take rain over snow. Rain finds a way to get rid of itself, snow demands help from me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, janice6 said: I'd take rain over snow. Rain finds a way to get rid of itself, snow demands help from me! It's just that the snow is so cold, it's sluggish to move. Almost like it's frozen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 yeah my wifes hometown of picture rocks ,PA , have been getting slammed with snow. double edged sword i reckon. ive been sealing my basement all last week and the rain aint helping lol . i also hate basements , specially ones built in 1955 . but atleast when it rains i can see the leaks lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, ASH said: yeah my wifes hometown of picture rocks ,PA , have been getting slammed with snow. double edged sword i reckon. ive been sealing my basement all last week and the rain aint helping lol . i also hate basements , specially ones built in 1955 . but atleast when it rains i can see the leaks lol My parents had our first house built in 1964. Its basement leaked and we were at the top of the street. We finally had drain tile installed all the way around and a sump pump put in. That ended the wet basement situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bish1309 said: My parents had our first house built in 1964. Its basement leaked and we were at the top of the street. We finally had drain tile installed all the way around and a sump pump put in. That ended the wet basement situation. My daughter has a house on the highest elevation South of town. It's Clay, and she had the same problem as you. I helped a neighbor a few lots down from her, dig a trench to drain the water. Nothing would go into the ground. My home is on the highest elevation North of town (same elevation as hers. I sit on 40 feet of Sugar sand, nary a rock to be had. I joke that when we have a very heavy rain you can put your ear to the basement wall and hear the sand sucking the water down. My only problem with water, was when the window wells would fill up. Now I have plastic covers over them and everything is good. Edited January 15, 2020 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, janice6 said: My daughter has a house on the highest elevation South of town. It's Clay, and she had the same problem as you. I helped a neighbor a few lots down from her, dig a trench to drain the water. Nothing would go into the ground. Wonder if a French drain would help her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Historian said: Wonder if a French drain would help her. She had a contractor fix it but I don't know what they did. Because of the Clay and moisture in the basement, she also installed a false floor over the concrete. Now she's happy. I mean, she really did The false floor herself. Her husband prides himself on being "unhandy". She has also remodeled the whole house interior including moving the basement stairs to a better location. She also put in a sliding door into an existing wall 'cause she liked sliding doors. She remarkable at sheet rock walls and millwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, janice6 said: She had a contractor fix it but I don't know what they did. Because of the Clay and moisture in the basement, she also installed a false floor over the concrete. Now she's happy. I mean, she really did The false floor herself. Her husband prides himself on being "unhandy". She has also remodeled the whole house interior including moving the basement stairs to a better location. She also put in a sliding door into an existing wall 'cause she liked sliding doors. She remarkable at sheet rock walls and millwork! Wow. Now that's a handy lady! Good for her! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Historian said: Wow. Now that's a handy lady! Good for her! I asked her to do a few things for me on my house. She laughed and said no, she does it for fun, only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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