One Year Later: Still Dry as a Bone

I'll continue to keep my fingers crossed, but am happy to report that after a full year of rain, heavy snowfall, and much more rain, we have not had a single drop of water penetrate our basement.

Not.

One.

Drop.

Even in the sump basins.

My suspicions tell me that I laid enough stone under the perimeter drainage pipes to handle the water load and allow the water to filter back into the ground before it makes it's way into the sump basins.  I've even seen water coming down the outside entrance stairwell under the bilco doors and funnel right into the drainage grate at the bottom of the steps as planned, which I must say, put a smile on my face.

I'm also happy to say that the water doesn't seem to sit under the perimeter of the floor, because even during, and after, the heaviest of rains, there is absolutely no smell or damp feeling in the air in the basement.

The only downside to this monumental success, is that now I'm hesitant to consider selling the house at any point in the future, knowing that I won't know how a water management system in any future home may, or may not, have been installed.

It was a Herculean task, not for the faint at heart weekend warrior, but the house is far more sound for it.