On Nov 11, 7:18*am, "
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On Nov 10, 2:33*pm, Evan wrote:





On Nov 10, 11:35*am, bob haller wrote:

On Nov 10, 11:21*am, Evan wrote:

On Nov 9, 9:10*pm, Ignoramus19683 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.

19683.invalid wrote:
My building's area has seen particularly heavy rains last 2 days, and
some water ingressed the building drom the side (not through the
roof).

The reason is that water level outside was too high.

There is a storm sewer in the back yard of the building.

Am I correct in thinking that the proper way to address this is to
hire someone to dig a drainage ditch along the property, draining into
that storm sewer, or into sumps inside the building (to be pumped into
the same storm sewer).

If so, what kind of companies should I look up in Yellow pages, what
is that kind of business called?

Thanks

i

Sandbags would help you immediately stop water infiltration...

A longer term solution might require design/review and
approval by your local Authority Having Jurisdiction...

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the water table is likely so high the water will enter from below, you
cant seal it out it must be rediected

Umm... *Bob, water infiltrates a building at the joint between the
foundation and the slab... *Especially in commercial buildings...

Immediately the only reasonable thing the building owner/occupant
can do to prevent further water getting into the building is to put
down a barrier and cover it with sandbags...

Nonsense. *The only thing is sandbags? * Could be LOTS of
things, from possibly re-routing water that is exiting from
the roof, to installing a simple drain that takes water away
from a low spot. *If they own the building they have lots of
choices. *If they don't, I'm not betting on the owner being
happy with the tennant putting down sandbags outside in
a lame attempt to keep water out.





Any other sort of site modifications generally have to be approved
by the authority having jurisdiction and could take anywhere from
weeks to months to be designed and approved...

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water can and does come up thru basement or slab. at any joint, around
utility entrances thru flor etc etc.

water takes the easiest path