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DONE!

They set up the electric cement mixer after lunch. One worker cut the tops off the bags of cement with a finishing saw. They mixed cement and sand in the mixer. (The gravel is already in the trench.) Then they poured it in the hole (an open window in the basement) into a wheelbarrow stationed below.Then they dumped it in the trench and smoothed it over.
The workers were swept up and done by 2:30. They did a decent job cleaning up after themselves.
And off they go...

And on the third day...

Here's the vinyl liner in the crawl space. It mostly diverts any water in to the sump well rather than soaking into the dirt.Here's what the trim looks like installed. Only about 2" of it will show against the wall once the cement is poured over the trench.
This is a finished window well with gravel and a drain. Covers will keep out the leaves and the critters.
This is the trench dug in the back yard. It handles any water discharged from the sump.
This is what the discharge outlet looks like where it comes outside.
And here's the sump well, complete with two battery-back-up pumps. They take turns pumping.
So, they are getting ready to pour the cement today and that's the project.Then I get to install a new sink and plumbing, put up some new shelves...and put everything away (argh!).

Draining the Window Wells

So, you begin by drilling a hole in the wall of the basement from the inside.

When it comes through the other side it should be somewhere in the window well, hopefully well below the window sill.
Then you stick some pvc pipe through the hole......and attach a long pipe to it so the water can drain into the trench below.
Repeat the process for all six window wells.

Day 2 basement work

They are installing 4 inch perforated drain pipe around the inside of the footings. It is covered with a mesh filter to keep it from getting clogged.
Here it is laid in the trench.

Then they bring in clean gravel...

..and fill in the trench with it.

Full circle

By noon the workers had broken up the cement floor all the way around the perimeter.Here's Joe's room, back in the closet area.

And here's Emily's room.

Here's one of the workers. His name is Jack. Noisy but productive.

Here's Barney and his rubble.

Now they have to dig a pit and install the sump system. They also have to lay the drain in the trench and get it flowing in the right direction. And then there are the window-well drains.

Good progress for the first half day of a three day project.

The Digging Begins

Here are some pictures of the trench:

Basement project

The workers showed up at 7:30 this morning

I was ready for them. I had cut the drywall below all the windows. They are installing window well drains.

Everything had to be five feet away from the wall. They are using jackhammers to dig a trench all around the inside walls of the basement. This was where all the junk was stored on those wooden shelves beyond the pantry

Remember the old slop sink in the laundry room?

It's gone!We stored all the displaced junk in the TV room. It is packed to the ceiling and sealed off with plastic.