Lost my garage for the week...at least!

[paulywood]

Originally Posted by shadowgray396

Have you been able to move back in yet?

Not yet. They poured the concrete today. Should be able to put the car back in on Friday. It ended up being a bigger job than they originally thought. The issue was that the sand they backfilled with had enough clay in it that it blinded off the fabric on the weeping tile. So the tile was actually sitting in water but the water couldn't get through fast enough. That caused water to pool around the foundation and eventually find a way in.

They ran new tile to the crock, plus a 2nd one that gravity drains out 50 yards from the house on it's own. They also extended the tile I had for the downspout along with that tile. Sealed up every penetration in the foundation again and also brushed on another layer of tar. Backfilled with a few feet of pea stone before putting the dirt (sand in my area) back in. Had to cut out most of the front sidewalk so that's new also.

They did everything they could think of while they had it open. They don't want to come back anymore than I want them too.