Recent content by Renvaar

It's got a fair bit of pressure bubbling up, but I can plug it up, temporarily at least. I've tried as such for a day or two and nothing in particular has happened... there are one or two cracks elsewhere where water gets through, but at a much slower rate. I could just tank the floor and forget...

I have one of those now for 50 quid from Amazon pumping the water out when it gets to around a foot and a half of water. What worries me though is they are quite high wattage, 400W for mine and that was at the low end, and with the speed the basement fills up it'll be turning on and off for most...

You're not the first person to suggest a boat pump! The drainage specialist I got out to check the drains said he could make a sump hole, he'd be much cheaper than the big companies I've had out who are gonna quote thousands, and he's known locally as very trustworthy and good at his job. I had...

I've thought about that but it means going through 6" of concrete, and I'm worried making the whole bigger will bring up even more water, plus I'm not sure I'll find anything more than dirt and water?

The water company has been out and weren't much help, so if it is a leaking water main I'm not sure what to do there... They did take further samples but I heard nothing back from them and it's been a couple weeks... If it's simply groundwater I find it odd basements on either side of me...

I just bought an old Victorian house in Plymouth. There was standing water in the basement, which I thought just needed pumping out because it had accumulated after heavy rain. When I moved in and started pumping, I discovered a finger-width-sized hole in the floor (looks drilled, very...