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Old 04-06-2007, 10:05 AM   #11
Mike P
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Originally Posted by vineyardblues View Post
Thanks for all the advice guys,
And yes it's a very high water table, the rest of the homes were build on slab's.
VB
Sounds familiar. The house I bought during my first marraige had the same problem. I realized after we moved in that we had the only house on the block with a basement and found out why very shortly thereafter

The only permanent fix was a sump pump and a French drain.

This time of the year is especially bad. I stayed there over the weekend while visitng my kids and the pump kicks in like clockwork every 5-7 minutes.

You also want an auxiliary battery powered pump.

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