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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (104103)	5/15/2005 12:51:42 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Oh! Well, that doesn't sound so major, and it doesn't sound like a can-of-worms kind of project, either. So I'll show this to my husband and we'll have it in mind if it seems as though the situation is worsening in any way. (I still think it's possible that our-neighbor-the-dentist's underground tunnel project will dry things up down here.)

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (104103)	5/15/2005 1:47:15 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 108807

<<I'm not sure, but I think what Ish had in mind was a trench on the outside of your house, around the perimiter. Into the trench you'd put a some sort of piping that would collect water and then drain it away from the foundation of the house. If that is what Ish had in mind, it would not involve disturbing your stone foundation.>> You got it!! A trench around the footing with 4" perforated plastic tubing in the bottom back filled with gravel so the water can percolate down to the tubing. Cover the gravel with newspaper and then top with dirt. Most homes in the Midwest that have basements use this system. A house with a walkout basement could leave the ends of the tubing open and not need the pump. BTW, I know of two homes that skipped the footing tiles and went with extra waterproofing on the walls. The walls wound up on the basement floor.