I live in a split-level home with a half basement that measures
22'X25'. I don't get water in the basement except for prolonged periods of rain over time. and its usually only 1" in the corners of the basement. My floor is finished and I really did not want to start tearing up the floor. Instead of jack-hammering the entire perimeter of my basement to install a french drain, I thought of installing 2 sump pumps on opposite sides of the 25 foot walls, midspan. One would be in the furnace room, and one in the laundry room, both rooms of course are not finished and tearing up the floor would not be a problem, not to mention it would be a lot cheaper. My question is will this be just as good as installing a perimeter french drain,- posted
13 years ago