Basement floor penetration leaking

[boseefus402]

Yes I know the fact water is there to leak in is the real cause. In a nutshell, regrading my backyard isnt going to happen in the short term. I already have an interior french drain and a sump pump. It's just a few times a year the water table must be **** that it can come up into the slab. About 2-3 times a year water seeps up through this penetration point, probably about 1 gallon worth at a time.

Can you think of any short term way to contain it? I am thinking about maybe taking some kind of 12" cylinder and cementing it to the floor to contain the penetration point.

Any other ideas?

 

[MadMechMaster]

Temporary? Cut up a 5 gallon pail, split the side to get around the pole, and goober it up with silicone.

I have no idea for a permanent repair.

 

[kbs2244]

The first thing I wold check, or correct, is my downspouts.
You can route them all the way around the house to the downhill side if needed.
It dosn't take much slope and it can remove a lot of water from around the house.

 

[burleymike]

I have the exact same problem, footing penetration and water oozes around the perimeter. For me the fix will be easy though. The penetration is 8' from the stem wall where the interior drain tile is. I have already cut the slab about 4" from the edge of the footing and cut a path 6" wide to the footing drain. I am going to remove that cut out of the slab and dig down 6" and line it with geo fabric then fill it with course gravel. This way every other week in the summer when we irrigate and the water table comes up the water will easily flow through that loose gravel into the drain tile.

Here is a simple diagram of what I am talking about. The brown line is what I will be breaking out and digging down.

 

[LennyTheLizard]

I've heard of another solution, and it works, but you should really think about it before doing. You already know that the problem is too much water pressure under your slab. That hydrostatic pressure is trying to push up at the easiest place to give. If you have a floor drain nearby, you can drill a hole in the pipe and let the water pressure drain into and down the drain. Probably a good idea to drill the hole high enough for your trap to still work though. Like I said, I've done it and it works, but they are probably a lot of good reasons to not do it.

 

[softballrz]

same issue. spring time rain about three times a year 12-15 gals at a time. have a french drain however, I have clay under the basement pour. this builder *****! wet vac it up until I can tie both lines together in the area it weeps in.

 

[boseefus402]

It's just odd that I have the french drain and sump pump, but the water table is high enough to still do it. I wasnt there for the build, I am owner #2.

I dont have a floor drain, but renting a concrete saw and running a new line over to the sump pump doesnt sound like too bad of an idea.

 

[softballrz]

jack hammer is my thought. a wet saw will still create dust.

 

[racerbob4]

The first thing I wold check, or correct, is my downspouts.
You can route them all the way around the house to the downhill side if needed.
It dosn't take much slope and it can remove a lot of water from around the house.

Also get some downspout extenders and take the water away from the house. My son had a basement flood and we got a pickup load of dirt and built a slope around the house and then added downspout leaders. His lot is totally flat so water can runoff but we can spread it around aways from the house. That was 7 or 8 years ago and no floods since.