Another Dirt Project

We have had a few issues with the "new" part of the house.  When we had 5.5 inches of rain and then an inch the next day, another inch the following day and another inch a couple days later we had some water issues with new part of the basement.  There was a dirty stream running across the foundation ledge between the old basement and the new basement. 

 

We called the builder and ask for some advice.  Lance and Joe (the builder) cut into the new drywall and exposed the old basement wall.  The water was coming in between where the concrete butted up to the old block wall. 

 

The guys decided that they needed to dig a trench around the old basement, paint the block wall with a water-proof tar type paint, attach a membrane, insulate, and fill the dirt back in.  So, that is what we are in the process of doing.  Joe's crew hand dug a trench all the way around the existing house foundation.  They hooked up all the gutters and a drain to get the water away from the foundation.  Then they painted, and painted, and painted, and painted again.  Then they applied the membrane.

 

Then they added this insulation, just as was done with the new part basement. 

 

Then they have been back-filling the dirt.   

 This project has been on-going for almost a month and has this place looking like a disaster!  The front porch is almost impossible to enter.  It has been a nightmare as we have had guests and family over meeting Toby.  It is much easier to open the garage and let people come in that way.  I am READY for the outside projects to get finished, but at this point, we may end up waiting for rain before the rest of the back filling and work is completed.  UGH, rain was the problem, we fixed the problem and.....now it won't rain!!!!