Hello,
My house was built in 1965. 3 years ago my basement sustained heavy water damage after a torrential downpour. I determined that the water was coming in through the brick flower bed/planter at the front of the house. After covering the flower bed with garbage bags held down by bricks, the water has stopped coming in. Three years later the bags are still there and it looks awful (See pics). A friend of mine who does foundation work informed me that the brick wall underneath the mud has deteriorated from moisture over the years. He tried to convince me to tear down the planter and repair the wall. I like the look of the flower bed though and would like to keep it like it is (before the leak).
My budget is non-existent and I would prefer to repair/bandage this myself. I was thinking of digging it up and placing weeping tile sloped downward with a drain on the side.. ??? Not sure if that would work
If anyone has suggestions I would really like to hear them. Thanks!![Click image for larger version
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My house was built in 1965. 3 years ago my basement sustained heavy water damage after a torrential downpour. I determined that the water was coming in through the brick flower bed/planter at the front of the house. After covering the flower bed with garbage bags held down by bricks, the water has stopped coming in. Three years later the bags are still there and it looks awful (See pics). A friend of mine who does foundation work informed me that the brick wall underneath the mud has deteriorated from moisture over the years. He tried to convince me to tear down the planter and repair the wall. I like the look of the flower bed though and would like to keep it like it is (before the leak).
My budget is non-existent and I would prefer to repair/bandage this myself. I was thinking of digging it up and placing weeping tile sloped downward with a drain on the side.. ??? Not sure if that would work
If anyone has suggestions I would really like to hear them. Thanks!
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