Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
any experience with french drain?
have drainage problem and certain that french drain is the way to go. question is should i remove all soil next to foundation/brick and then put some sort of sealer on the brick before i put down the pipe?
jeffrey,,,good answer, i am sitting on concrete footing with five courses of brick on top. during the last sixty years the dirt has covered up three courses of brick and that must have created the wicking of the water....i should remove all dirt down to the footings and then seal the brick when dry? then back fill?
1 Answer
- Jeffrey SLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well, first off you shouldn't have soil covering your brick. The foundation of your house should either be block or poured concrete. If you are getting water through either of these, you can dig out around the house and let the block or concrete surface dry completely (tape a 1 foot square sheet of plastic to the wall, check it the next day. If it has moisture behind it, the concrete/block is not dry enough) Coat the exterior to just above the soil line with a coal tar epoxy (messy stuff, but good). Allow to dry, then you can build in the french drain, or install drain pipe as you allude to above to carry away the water from next to your house. Also, as you backfill, make sure the ground slopes away from the foundation.
