damp problem

[caroline]

Hello

I would like to ask a 'damp' expert to look at the basement in my little house - Dordogne area, near Les Eyzies .

The house is on a slope with the front of the basement below the road level, and there is also a stream that runs down the road, and what was a spring that is in one corner of the garage. There is a lot of damp, and recently when it rained some water appeared. I have only owned the house for a short time, and the last owner was not clear about having seen water come in before.

If someone has some experience of this situation or knows of somebody who could advise and who could see if it is a serious problem or not, please can you let me know ?

thank you

 

[Clair]

We too have "a spring" in our cellars.

When it rains heavily, water runs through the rock into gullies at the foot of the walls and is taken into the outside drain.

[Rob Roy]

My brother, a drainage expert, solved a very similar problem for some friends of ours over here. I'll check on the details and let you know. 

[Patf]

We had this problem in our last house and solved it by digging out at the back, painting a few layers of bitumen, then filling with pebbles, drainage pipes and membrane. Then topped up with soil. This has been discussed a few times in the Renovations forum and I think it's called tanking. Probably can be found with a search.