As some of you may or may not know, I'm having to "remodel" (or fix, depending on how you want to look at it) our basement. The unfortunate part is this is where my display/collection room is.

Earlier this summer we discovered ground water leaking in through the foundation of our house. Now, finally, this week the repairs are set to begin! We are also putting in an egress window at the same time, so we can at least "gain" a little something in the process.

Anyway, I thought I'd start a thread showing the various stages of the fix and the eventual "re-construction" of the display room. As I'm sure you may have guessed, this has been incredibly stressful and taxing. I'm just glad that there's light at the end of the tunnel now.

First up is a photo of the actual location of the leak. It's behind the panel and under the dark blue towel. This was where the Kenner portion of my display was located. Along with some of my pre-production items both vintage and modern.



Here's a shot of the room as it sits now. If you look on the west wall you can see the mildew and mold forming from all the water/moisture in the room.



And last here's a shot of the west wall. This is where the egress window is going.



I'll update some more during the week when there's something to see at least!

Chris,

i hope you caught it in time and nothing was damaged by the damp/water ingree.

Keep us updated on the progree - i cant wait to see the setup once it is complete.

Steve

Looks like a big pain, but hopefully it was caught early enough before damage was done to your collection. I look forward to seeing the progress of the updated room.

Chris

Sorry for your bad luck. The bright side is you've got a very interesting thread out of the deal. I can't wait to see updated pics of your display room. It's going to be like "This Old House" for Star Wars fans.

Good luck on the remodel!

Brad

I hope none of your collection was damaged by the leak Chris.

Can't wait to see the new & improved collection room!

Hi Chris
Sorry to hear about the water leak and fingers crossed your collection was okay.
Look forward to the new collection look
Tony

Good luck with the work Chris, ive had "major" works on my house before and its a pain in the arse with the mess and inconvienience, however it was well worth it when finished

Andy

I feel your pain Chris.

The basement in my house leaked and the basement in my sister's house leake's.

All i know We both had our's fixed.Mine was'nt as bad as my sister's and has'nt leaked since it was fixed over 10 year's ago.

My sister spent a fortune to fix her leaking problem's and even after all the work and money spent it still leak's a very little when a huge rain storm come's in.

It seem's like everyone with a basement will cross path's with a leak eventually.

Dan.

damn , that looks like my collection room

good luck with the reconstruction bro , i keep telling myself it will be wurth it in the end lol

not that it takes away the pain of not having your collectionroom , but hey , it will all be wurth it in the end

First update!

Yesterday they started construction on the egress window on the outside of the house. And with that, came a change in plans. It turns out, they don't have to cut the concrete on the inside of the house to fix the leak like they originally thought. When they were digging the hole for the window, the discovered a TON of ground water coming up from the bottom of the hole.

So now the plan is to install the sump pump on the outside of the house and pump the water from outside into the side yard. It's actually going to save us a lot of money too!

Here's some photos.

This is what the construction looks like from the side yard between my house and my neighbors house.



Here's one of the giant piles of dirt. The contractor told me it would be around 8 tons of dirt when it was all said and done.



And here's the hole for the egress window/sump pump. We figure it's about 8 feet deep. The concrete you see is the foundation of my house, and the footer that sticks out at the bottom. You'll also notice all the ground water.



Here's another shot of the hole. I wish I could have captured how big it is. It's at least 8 feet deep and around 10-12 feet long and probably around 6 feet from the house to the outer edge.

Chris,

may i suggest putting a time capsule in the hole before its filled over?

maybe a pic of you and your wife , copy of the days paper and maybe aven a loose figure, who knows in few hundred years it may be the last vintage left


Andy

Damn, that reminds me of when I used to do construction work. Looks like you have either an underground spring or your in a low lying area to have that much water sitting there. Are they going to pump more concrete in the hole to help stop the water from leaking in again? I know you said they are installing a pump, just curious if they are going to put 'crete for a base.

My first thought when i saw the digger was that Auggie/Brian Syra had turned up at Chris' house mistaking it for his magical kenner landfill dump!

Seriously,i hope you get your drainage problems sorted out quickly Chris!