How to regrade a yard after basement waterproofing
Use compacted native soil or a clay-loam mix to build a slope that drops at least six inches over the first ten feet away from the foundation. Filling low spots and eliminating negative slopes prevents surface water from pooling near the foundation and dampening the block walls after heavy rain.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1building a deck or concrete patio over the area to cover it
- 2extending downspouts
- 3clearing and checking gutters
- 4regrading the soil
- 5removing wood that can trap water
- 6Installing shutoff valves to divert water
- 7Adding a smart shut off before the filter
- 8Adding a check valve after the filter
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I noticed a damp patch on the foundation block after a heavy rainfall where the trees are planted. Does the grading need to be fixed and the trees taken down?”source ↗
“Recently had a whole house filter installed and for a few weeks it was running great. I was sitting in my basement at the exact moment one of the canisters cracked and water started spewing out everywhere.”source ↗
“What should I fill with or any other suggestions?”source ↗
“I’m not interested in having a deck”source ↗
Where this came up
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- 2Water leaking behind new gutters and soffits