We've had a problem with a leaky basement ever since we moved in. There's a room under the back porch that had blocks that had shifted so much you could see the house next door between the cracks. We had the room rebuilt from the foundation up. Of course, the bozo who did the work didn't tell me that there was no drain tile around the room at the foundation. So, for 17 years, we've had water leaking into that room.
We're selling next year, so I figured we'd better take care of that leak, as well as some other areas in the basement where water gets in during particularly heavy rains. We had new interior drain tile and a sump pump installed.
We still got water in the room under the porch, and in the northwest corner of the basement.
So, I had a couple of guys tear up the back and side yards the last few days, re-grade the soil, and put down sod. So far there's no water or even dampness near the walls, or where the floor meets the walls.
There is, however, a drip from the underside of the porch into the room under the porch. I have no idea how it's getting in, but here's some ideas:
1. Perhaps a tiny gap between the porch and the brick of the house?
2. A gap between the porch and the sidewalk?
3. Possibly a gap between the porch and the step up to the house? (The step is the original; the porch was poured around it).
4. Something else?
Every time we've fixed one problem, the water has just found another way in. I'm about ready to scream.
Suggestions much appreciated.