Last week after very heavy rain there was a small puddle of water on the floor of my converted basement. The basement has one external wall that is 90% below ground level. Though there was one puddle, the water seeped under all the external wall.
The wall and floor have been tanked and there is a stud wall installed. I've recently moved in and nothing was picked up in the survey. I dried the area and assessed outside the property. There is a small private drive ajacent to the basement and it was not in a very good state. Concrete was cracked and there was a neighbours down sprout gushing out water.
I have extended the downsprout away from the property and filled in cracks. There has since been heavy rain but not puddles. I'm hesitent to take out the stud wall to inspect further, but hope the work completed outside will minimise pressure on the external wall.
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this work would help any further work required, or what to do should the issue come back? Pictures of outside prior to work being carried out (the vent goes into the basement). All rubbish cleared, path recemented and downsprout extended away.
The wall and floor have been tanked and there is a stud wall installed. I've recently moved in and nothing was picked up in the survey. I dried the area and assessed outside the property. There is a small private drive ajacent to the basement and it was not in a very good state. Concrete was cracked and there was a neighbours down sprout gushing out water.
I have extended the downsprout away from the property and filled in cracks. There has since been heavy rain but not puddles. I'm hesitent to take out the stud wall to inspect further, but hope the work completed outside will minimise pressure on the external wall.
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this work would help any further work required, or what to do should the issue come back? Pictures of outside prior to work being carried out (the vent goes into the basement). All rubbish cleared, path recemented and downsprout extended away.