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Basement Leaks

Thu Jun 13, 2013Total posts : 3
Purvi Panchal
Purvi Panchal
Join date: Aug 2012
Topic: Basement Leaks

DEar sir,
there is a basement room of size 12x10 ft. Its floor is 5 ft below the road.  during rainy season water comes in upto 1 ft. water comes from bottom and from side walls also. should we make one more layer of RCC inside the room. or can we use Kota stone on walls and floor. please guide.
Thanx
Fri Jun 14, 2013Post  #1
S L Gupta (Civil Engg)
S L Gupta (Civil Engg)

Join date: Mar 2008
Dear Purvi
              First of all you should investigate the leakage point and cause of leakage so that permanent solution of the problem can be done. I am in view that there is any sewer line near the basement and may be toilet in the basement area or water is standing in street with your house during rainy season which percolate with wall or over flow of sewer line manhole or leakage in sewer line joint or manhole side walls under pressure during rainy season. So find out the leakage cause than do remedy accordingly.
             Take help from any local engineer who will see the defect at site personally and give solution of the problem.
 
Wed Oct 23, 2013Post  #2
parth
parth

Join date: Sep 2011
Post subject: leakage problem

heloo purvi ,

As i am also having the same leakage problem in basement space , water comes from wall when outer space on road water is logged,at that time shrinkage/leakage problem occurs from wall ..
so what solution you got . other than putting layer of RCC on wall or tiles clading..!
As i am finding the solution for the same. Tell me if you have any suggestion/ideas.!

 

parth jain

 
Thu Oct 24, 2013Post  #3
S L Gupta (Civil Engg)
S L Gupta (Civil Engg)

Join date: Mar 2008
Dear Parth
        If you have not done cement plaster on both side of wall than do it. If  cement plaster is already done than check that plaster particularly out side and I am in view that plaster have either cracked or damage. Do the cement coarse sand plaster in 1;3 ratio and finish it with cement shullary rendering.
2. Make plinth protection with walls so that rain water does not percolate through earth.
 

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