What can i do to keep rain water from coming out of my storm drain in my basement?

Question

It happens when it rains very hard. i have even seen air blast out of it and spray water all over my basement ceiling. but it usually just has water come up & at a pretty rapid rate too. happens when the storm drains on the street get backed up. i tried to block the drain but then it just causes water to come out of every crack in the floor. what should i do? is there a one way valve i can put into the floor?

Answer 1

Thanks for sharing in pretty good detail what your problem is.  What I would do would be to look at several options.  What would happen if you had a drain in front of your house to drain water away from the house when it built up in the street.  Another thing would to build a concrete pier in front of the street to not allow water to get in  your basement.  If you can't keep it out by special paint or keep it away from the street, do you have a good sump pump.  You should also get the city involved in this.  Maybe a lawyer.

Answer 2

Actually, I know you want to hear this............but the gutter and down spout lines should be separate from your basement lines..........so you can just run new lines around your house about 12'' deep.......that's the best.......or put splash blocks in and drain the water away from house........that's not so good unless you have a good slope away from your house and good drainage.....i would say a new line........it's cheap and not hard to do..........good luck

Answer 3

call your town or city hall,they will have the drain cleaned,some systems have a valve that prevents this from happening,call a plumber.

Answer 4

I assume your drain is some unit size of either cast iron, steel or PVC. What you need is a swing check valve of the proper diameter mounted to the pipe. Unless you have some plumbing expertise, I'd let a plumber do it.