On Jul 18, 7:47*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
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I do have to ask are yu trying to fix a water problem in your
basement?

If you are surface control will likely fail. Theres no harm in trying
but you need to know.

If its water leaking in basement a interir french drain is a far
better choice

I agree that interior is better than a shallow exterior drain. * * But
if you want to do it right- then buy a couple of new shovels & dig
down to below the footers on the outside.

Backfill with river-run gravel & sand, machine compacted to a point
where it gives no more. [compact every 6" or so as you backfill.]

Either way you've got a pants-load of work ahead of you. * *Skimp on
it and it will *all* be for naught. * If it is worth doing- it is
worth doing right. *. .the first time.

Jim

I spent 8 grand installing exterior french drain and was the laborer:
( had a backhoe do the heavy digging, vast truckloads of dirt hauled
away, huge truckloads of gravel hauled in.......

8 months after work complete, water back in basement....

spent 3500 bucks for interior french drain all nce and dry.......