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slice
Nov 18, 2006, 06:04 AM
I broke the foundation in my basement I must tell you that my basement is underground
I want to build another bathroom. I found lots of water under the foundation. I pump the water out enough to see my drain I then take out more rock and water seems to be filling up as I dig how do I take care of this problem so I can cut the pipe to build my new bathroom.

speedball1
Nov 18, 2006, 07:48 AM
i broke the foundation in my basement i must tell you that my basement is underground
i want to build another bathroom. i found lots of water under the foundation. i pump the water out enough to see my drain i then take out more rock and water seems to be filling up as i dig how do i take care of this problem so i can cut the pipe to build my new bathroom.

Have you considered installing a french drain,(see image) around your basement and piping the water away? To learn more about french drains click on ; http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-43,GGLJ:en&q=French+Drains
Good luck, Tom