The Persistence of Rainwater

That was quite a storm system that passed through North Carolina over the last few days, and while I don't have an official total, back on Sunday they were calling for as much as 1.71 inches to fall. And so it's no surprise that there was again water coming into the cellar on the south side of the house, which has always been a problem. This photograph is from Sunday evening, before it had a chance to really get to its usual point halfway across the floor.

The last time Peter LaRoque, my general contractor for the addition and renovation project, was here, he said he thought sealing it would not do the trick. Instead, since it's not a regularly used cellar, he thought putting a gravel trough along the interior wall and a sump pump would probably be my best bet. I'll have to get that evaluated and see if it's the way to go.