Drain Tile…Day 6

The Sletten crew (Chuck) spent the day setting up the drain tile system and preparing  the basement floor for concrete. The first photo shows the drain holes drilled into each block core just above the footing and the drain tile pipe installed in the rock bed.

The next photo shows the drain tile (pipe) as it runs around the corner in the Northwest end of the basement. The drain tile is set closer the top of the rock bed here because the system of pipes is pitched to allow water to flow toward the sump at the other end of the basement.

The next photo shows the sump basket and PVC fitting that will connect to the crawl space system after the rock bed has been covered with fabric and fill has been added to bring the grade up to the concrete  pouring level. The existing foundation walls were built using 12 inch block with three internal cores (Chuck has dilled holes into each core). The last photo shows a section of floor edging roughly placed on the footing. The top of the edging is well above the holes in the blocks and provides a pathway across the footing to the rock bed and drain tile.