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------------------------------------- We hired a local construction company to install a french drain and to finish off our entire basement. Along one of the walls sits the hot water heater. They plan on moving it but not until the start the actual 'finishing' of the basement. Anyway, they cut the concrete floor and installed the drain around the hot water heater, coming out about three feet. Should they have moved it then proceeded with the french drain. Our basement does get wet so I'm a bit concerned. The contractor says its no big deal. Thanks. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 289602 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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On May 12, 9:52�am, (capitol)
wrote: ------------------------------------- We hired a local construction company to install a french drain and to finish off our entire basement. Along one of the walls sits the hot water heater. They plan on moving it but not until the start the actual 'finishing' of the basement. Anyway, they cut the concrete floor and installed the drain around the hot water heater, coming out about three feet. Should they have moved it then proceeded with the french drain. Our basement does get wet so I'm a bit concerned. The contractor says its no big deal. Thanks. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via �http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 289602 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## yes it should of been moved. perhaps they will drill weep holes in the block when the tank is moved? if the tank is older its a good time to replace it |
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On May 13, 6:49�am, "DanG" wrote:
No problem. �The French drain is there to catch subgrade water before it is on top of the floor. �The assumption is that it is coming in close to the walls - ain't necessarily so. �Having the gravel and pipe at the proper depth and headed to a sump is what matters. -- ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG �(remove the sevens) "capitol" wrote in message om... ------------------------------------- We hired a local construction company to install a french drain and to finish off our entire basement. Along one of the walls sits the hot water heater. They plan on moving it but not until the start the actual 'finishing' of the basement. Anyway, they cut the concrete floor and installed the drain around the hot water heater, coming out about three feet. Should they have moved it then proceeded with the french drain. Our basement does get wet so I'm a bit concerned. The contractor says its no big deal. Thanks. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via �http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 289602 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------##- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - interior french drains locally all have block drain holes, with plastic trim. so any water that gets in a block has a way out not on the floor..... not making wall wet. |
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On May 13, 8:13Â*am, " wrote:
On May 13, 6:49�am, "DanG" wrote: No problem. �The French drain is there to catch subgrade water before it is on top of the floor. �The assumption is that it is coming in close to the walls - ain't necessarily so. �Having the gravel and pipe at the proper depth and headed to a sump is what matters. -- ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG �(remove the sevens) "capitol" wrote in message . com... ------------------------------------- We hired a local construction company to install a french drain and to finish off our entire basement. Along one of the walls sits the hot water heater. They plan on moving it but not until the start the actual 'finishing' of the basement. Anyway, they cut the concrete floor and installed the drain around the hot water heater, coming out about three feet. Should they have moved it then proceeded with the french drain. Our basement does get wet so I'm a bit concerned. The contractor says its no big deal. Thanks. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via �http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 289602 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------##- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - interior french drains locally all have block drain holes, with plastic trim. so any water that gets in a block has a way out not on the floor..... not making wall wet.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - They should have moved the water heater first. I'd also point out that if you have a basement that has had water problems, I would not go directly from installing the french drain to finishing it. I'd wait at least a year, go through a few good rainy periods, etc to make sure the basement stays dry. |
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On May 13, 9:53Â*am, wrote:
On May 13, 8:13Â*am, " wrote: On May 13, 6:49�am, "DanG" wrote: No problem. �The French drain is there to catch subgrade water before it is on top of the floor. �The assumption is that it is coming in close to the walls - ain't necessarily so. �Having the gravel and pipe at the proper depth and headed to a sump is what matters. -- ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG �(remove the sevens) "capitol" wrote in message . com... ------------------------------------- We hired a local construction company to install a french drain and to finish off our entire basement. Along one of the walls sits the hot water heater. They plan on moving it but not until the start the actual 'finishing' of the basement. Anyway, they cut the concrete floor and installed the drain around the hot water heater, coming out about three feet. Should they have moved it then proceeded with the french drain. Our basement does get wet so I'm a bit concerned. The contractor says its no big deal. Thanks. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via �http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 289602 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------##- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - interior french drains locally all have block drain holes, with plastic trim. so any water that gets in a block has a way out not on the floor..... not making wall wet.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - They should have moved the water heater first. I'd also point out that if you have a basement that has had water problems, I would not go directly from installing the french drain to finishing it. Â*I'd wait at least a year, go through a few good rainy periods, etc to make sure the basement stays dry.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - well they can pull heater then do that little section tying it into the much larger job.... it sounded like the OP had plans to move heater to different location, so this approach is reasonable. oddly were in the middle of this now, were getting a new furnace with air moving furnace a little. have water issues, bottom of existing furnace rusted away. so getting 12 feet where new furnace and other stuff will go, like new hot water tank. later i will get the balance done. with all my business stuff here theres really no other way, project must be done in stages |
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