Fixing Those Drainage Problems, 30 Years Later

Subtitle:

I finally fix the basement drainage problems that have plagued my house for 30 years

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When I bought the house in West Dummerston, Vermont, where my wife and I have lived for the past thirty years, one of the first things I did was fix the drainage problems that were dumping water into our basement…

Or so I thought. Let me explain.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/West_1019_MedRes.jpg (West side of house)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/fixing-those-drainage-problems-30-years-later
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/West_0207_MedRes.jpg (Leakage at window well)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/East_0761_MedRes.jpg (Front of house)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/East_0760_MedRes.jpg (New grade on front of house)

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/fixing-those-drainage-problems-30-years-later