Wet basement - sump pump?

Usually there are logical answers to this.I would also wonder what the water table is.I would also wonder if the water is coming back up through your lines through sewer.If the city lines cannot handle the mass of water it will look for a place to go.I included some insight.

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I work for a basement waterproofing company in Michigan. For a quick fix a sump pump may solve the problem. This all depends on how much water flow you have under your floor. Some times you can put a sump pump in and it will relieve most of the water from under the floor. The right way to solve this is to put in a inside drain tile system that runs into the sump pump. This system is put on the inside of the basement to relieve the pressure that builds up. These systems cost right around $10,000 for the average size basement. I would not suggest putting any coating on the floor. This is only going to waste money in the long run. For more info check out our web site. If you are in the Michigan area feel free to email me.

In addition to the sump pump, buy some perforated drain pipe and bury it around the house, run the line to a storm drain or drain are downhill of your home. Your down spouts may be putting enough pressure on the water table to force the ground water in to your basement. Try to get some help from the surface water management council in your area, also the local agricultural service may have some information.

A sump pump would work fine, but it's not without cost. You can buy them so that if the electric goes out the pump will switch to battery back up (highly recommended). They also come with an alarm to notify you if there is a problem.

I grew up in a stone house that was built around 1900 that did the same thing. It turns out the house was built on a dry lake bed so every time it rained the water came through the floor rather than through a crack. We had it looked into but at that time there wasn't anything they could do about it so we kinda just dealt with it and pumped it out if it got too bad.

the float must have stuck on the pump check for something caught in it shaking the pvc pipe will sometimes work there should be more then the one inlet to your pump crock one will be lower then the other that is where the water is entering as far as the eater on your wall inspect the line going out your wall see if its blocked or broke maybe some ice came off your roof and broke it so the water is not pumping completely out of the basement

Sump pumps are the way to go and they'll last longer then just a quick fix.

maybe try to seal it with a concrete water sealer. this would be the leaset expensive way to go. other than that the sump pump may be the only solution