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    Jul 29, 2011, 05:29 AM
    How to fill in a well that was build in the 1892 in my basement
    I have a old well in my basement and I want to fill it in so that I can use my basement as a rec room as I want to make this a livable place. I have read about filling it in with clean material, that I understand, but how would I completely make sure it will not flood in the future.
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    Jul 30, 2011, 05:55 AM
    How far below the floor surface is the water? That's the water table. If it hasn't flooded yet, probably won't. Water can't rise in 1 spot and not another. I have never seen water flood from a filled well. This is probably a dug well, considering the age. Start collecting old block, bricks, pavement pieces and dump them in. Then get some broken bags of redi mix, $1 at local HD, and start pouring them into the hole. When you are 6" from the top, make a lattice of rebar to sit on top and fill with concrete. Local codes may dictate particular methods of fill but this is an old country method.
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