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Great video and I love this channel.

My basement flooded recently, I'm going to rent some equipment and dig drains/grade. Previous owners spent money on fixing cracks and painting foundation with stuff that always fails.

The best way to keep your basement dry is proper grade and if unable to achieve proper grade drains. It is literally that simple. This can help prevent formation of cracks and foundation problems as there is less pressure on them that way.

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We cut a french drain into a below-grade room a few years ago. I was definitely happy to pay someone else to do it - cutting the concrete alone was a nasty piece of work and only the start of the job. Plus the unexpected footing running beneath an interior wall they had to cross below, such hard work.

That's usually called a footer drain or foundation drain. French drain is typically a trench dug from the surface, some distance away from buildings.

And this is why I own an excavator, loader and a dump trailer.

I wish I had the space, I'm too close to the city and would need to buy some land.

I feel like if software didn't pay this much I wouldn't mind having a business utilizing heavy equipment.

Same. I live vicariously through Andrew Camarata, Farmcraft101, and Diesel Creek.

if you really want to spend money to get some peace of mind, consider hiring an engineer to plan this for you professionally.

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