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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, we had the same experience.   We got 3 estimates and there was wild variability in pricing and suggested fixes.   Options ranged from 2 inside sump pumps to 1 outside sump pump to just redirecting water from house.  The problem was that cinder block is porous and due to [b]electrostatic [/b]activity water flowed in after a heavy storm.  This was in an area where the basement was underground but the outside terrain sloped a lot along the whole side of the house.   The solution:   They [b]trended [/b]right next to our house to slightly below the foundation and then applied this miracle waterproofing membrane called [b]Bithuthene[/b] along a big section where the water was coming in.  This solved everything.  Never another drop and we avoided having to install a musty smelly sump pump that would have just encouraged the water to be pulled through that cinderblock.   Over 12 years later, still happy with that decision.  Some other companies had proposed outlandish solutions where they would trench inside our basement floor in a giant U-shaped pattern to then place 2 sump pumps in.  This solution which has worked phenomenonly well was quick and effective and kept the solution outside.  [/quote]

Do you mind sharing how much this cost and/or who you used?[/quote]This is the same contractor-guy with his BS story and he can't even spell.  His mentioning the miracle membrane, Bithuthene is a dead giveaway.  Electrostatic, porous cinder block is just hilarious.  BTW, there hasn't been any cinder block since about late 1920s.  I know you meant hydrostatic pressure on the CMU block but, electrostatic is a lot funnier.  How does a sump pump "encourage" water to be "pulled through" the block?  It, pulls it, somehow?  Uses encouraging words?   Come on water, you can push your way through that block.  I know you can.  Use some of the "electrostatic activity."  [/quote]

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