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Originally Posted by Rednine11
Hey plumb4u2 I need your help on this, you got my attention at 15 Plub Exp.....speak up man.
I am trying to do this on a budget but these guys at 6 grand are out of my price range right now. I don't care to spend some $$ but for 6 k I can spend the winter doing it.............if you don't want to post anymore PM me or email me...I don't care this has to get fixed over the winter
thanks to everyone that posted..PLEASE keep it going..............
..I am looking for input from everyone, you might have done this before.............. we never know what other pelicans have been involved in
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bottom line Rednine11 I have done this work many times over the yrs and is a very straight forward yet labor intensive job
I don't know the age of your house but if it is somewhat modern the slab should be about 4" thick, if the house has a lot of age to it it may be much thinner
I do not agree the using a circular saw with diamond blade is the way to go, it will take you a month to cut around your basement.
I would rent a hand held gas powered saw with diamond blade and cut a line approx 12-14" away from the wall
Yes it will stink and yes there will be dust, obviously do this with lots of ventilation and have a helper spraying water as you cut to knock down dust
take the saw back to rental store and pick up an electric jackhammer Yes the big one with the cart, if you mess around with a small hand held jackhammer it will take forever
You will need to excavate the trench about 10'' then lay the drain tile and cover the piping with gravel
obviously you want one continuous pipe running around the basement and both ends will dump into a sump pit
I may not be a well educated engineer but the plumbing business is something I know pretty well
Please feel free to pm me if needed and I can give you my cell if you would like
Guys Im not looking at making anymore trouble just trying to help a fellow Pelican
I do apologize for the other posts maybe I had one to many beers in me
good luck Rednine11 on you project