[cmstabile]

I have a drain in the floor of my basement that has given me some problems. Once, I had sewerage back up through that drain and my basement was filled with human waste. A plumber came in and snaked our main pipe at an entry at the bottom of the basement stairs, which fixed the problem.

Four times in a period of three years however, the floor drain backed up as a result of heavy rains. I had a plumber come in yesterday to see if there was anything he could do about that pipe, and he mentioned, and showed me, that the drain is really just a hole in the floor. He dug up moist ground and his arm was all the way in there, no pipe!

I had a contractor come in to tell me that I needed drains throughout the perimeter of may basement and a sump pump. Good idea, but expensive and it doesn't address the seepage through some of the concrete slab and drain (hole in the ground).

What should I do about this? I'm considering abandoning it, filling it with concrete, and applying RadonSeal and Lastiseal to the concrete slab and walls. Are there any consequences to that? Also, if it is not hooked up to any pipes, how did sewerage back up into the drain? This thing is driving me crazy! I'm cleaning up mold this weekend, but I have to fix this seepage thing once and for all!

Thanks!

[speedball1]

Have you considered a French Drain, (see image) or a sump pump? To learn more about French drains click on; http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lazy...nch_drains.htm Regards, Tom