p.galios
2014-02-10 09:47:24
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Hello dear forum community! We are in the process of building a wooden house, which will not be erected until the beginning of March. At the end of December this year, our basement was completed (outside: poured concrete walls, inside: brick walls). At the moment, however, we have about 2-3 cm of water standing in the unfinished basement. The basement ceiling is provisionally covered with boards and foil at the riser shafts, the stairwell, and the chimney hole, but this is still not quite enough, so water can repeatedly enter. There are also no windows yet. Now to my question: Should I pump the water out of the basement, or does it not matter? My building supervisor says it is no problem at all to leave the water standing because it is still an unfinished building. But I am still worried because I am afraid that the water will freeze in winter and could damage the brick walls. I am also aware that I will never be able to get rid of all the water because water will keep entering until the wooden house is erected. However, I could pump the water out once a week, since it is only one more month until the wooden house is erected. And even after the house is built, I would have to pump the water out anyway because it could never dry otherwise. I would appreciate your opinion on the topic. Thank you very much in advance! Peter
