We've had quite the project going on over here. Over spring break, we hired Dale Ellsworth (didn't he go to school with my sisters?) to come with his backhoe and dig a trench around our house. 7 foot deep and 3 foot wide.
We've always had water issues in our basement. Like, I mean, water that runs through like a river almost year round. It has progressively gotten worse over the years. We have a floor drain so at least it didn't accumulate but it was tiring to always deal with a wet basement.
Have you ever seen piles of dirt like this? There were at least 6 piles this size around the house.
Dave did a waterproofing coat on the outside of the basement walls and we now have an outdoor sump pump to help get the water away from the house.
We had Dale come back with his backhoe and back fill the dirt into the holes. It would have taken us years to do it with shovels. Money well spent.
We are pretty much back to normal now. Dave went last weekend and bought sod to place between our house and our cars in the well traveled areas that always become muddy in the spring. It will be nice to have that done as well. Takes lots of watering but it will be worth the trouble.
Our garden holds the extra dirt. There is less now than there was. Not sure we'll have a garden this year...And for the best news. No water in our basement! So far. And it rained for about a week right during and after all the digging. I'm not naive enough to think we won't ever get water down there, but for now, dry as a bone!
Holy dirt batman! Glad it's working for you guys! Good thing you have a handy husband huh?
ReplyDeleteThat is great that it has been dry!!! Tim is jealous of your sod. I told him that you had a very good reason to get sod, and we don't...other than the wild strawberries that grow in our grass...and the remnants of the black bean seedlings that grew after a birthday party game.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is a HUGE project!!! Does Zach miss his river? :)
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