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| Oct 10, 2023 at 20:52 | answer | added | supercat | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 10, 2023 at 18:17 | comment | added | Robbie Goodwin | Isn't the real Question whether it's better to pump out a sump, or to install a drain into a larger space? The cost of digging is one aspect; the availability of free space another and doubtless there are more considerations, but how is the choice solely 'to pump or not to pump'? | |
| Oct 10, 2023 at 16:54 | comment | added | Greg Burghardt | And a sump pump is basically a bilge pump for your house. That gives you the right perspective on your basement. | |
| Oct 10, 2023 at 16:47 | comment | added | Greg Burghardt | A basement is basically a concrete boat. The ground was water in it. The only reason your concrete boat still floats is because the dirt provides resistance (although I'm sure on much larger time scales your concrete boat will still sink). Don't let the dry surface of the ground fool you. There is water all around your basement. The basement creates a cavity that gravity + water wants to fill. And water wins. Every time. You can't keep water out, just give it a place to go. | |
| Oct 10, 2023 at 13:37 | comment | added | FreeMan | You invite water into your basement by putting the basement into the ground. | |
| Oct 10, 2023 at 3:49 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Oct 9, 2023 at 15:42 | answer | added | popham | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 9, 2023 at 13:50 | answer | added | jay613 | timeline score: 7 | |
| Oct 9, 2023 at 13:21 | answer | added | Ecnerwal | timeline score: 8 | |
| Oct 9, 2023 at 13:16 | answer | added | keshlam | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 9, 2023 at 12:13 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 9, 2023 at 11:51 | comment | added | Huesmann | It's not inviting water into the basement. That water is there, and there is nothing you can do about it except try to remove it. | |
| Oct 9, 2023 at 11:40 | answer | added | Triplefault | timeline score: 20 | |
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| S Oct 9, 2023 at 11:09 | history | asked | mshore | CC BY-SA 4.0 |