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[quote=Anonymous]Both. Sorry to break it to you. Add to that regrading as a possibility.

We are also a 1940s Colonial and have the misfortune to set sideways on something of a hill. You wouldn't really think it was a hill until you saw the rain pouring down. We discovered the hard way that you need to address the outside options to keep water from coming in from above ground, but you also need a sump pump to take care of water that comes below ground. We spent about $10k on regrading, French drains, running pipes underground from the back yard to the front (land slopes that way), and repaving the sidewalk after tearing it out to do all this. We already had the sump pump but it wasn't enough. Since we did this 4 years ago, we have not had a water issue (knock on wood!) except that when it rains really heavily, water still comes under the basement door where the regular drain outside the door can't keep up. This is a very common story around these parts with these old houses. Unfortunately we seem to be getting more and more heavy rains where this is an issue -- probably 3-4 times a year these days.

Before we did the regrading and drainage, at various points in the years prior we spent $$ redoing the gutters, digging around the house and resealing the walls, resealing from the inside, etc. All were necessary but the regrading, French drain, and pipes were what really made a difference.

Oh yes, and with the sump pump, you have to check it periodically. The battery on ours died one time and we got a massive flood. Thankfully insurance covered it but the basement redo was a humongous pain.

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