On Mar 21, 4:56 pm, "Donna" wrote:
... my basement, I mean.

We badly need a sump pump. Maybe two, but definitely one where the water
pools every spring.

warily eyeing the melting snow

How hard is it to install a sump pump? Is that a job for a pro, or can I do
it with power tools? We have a fieldstone basement, with a cement floor.
There is no well yet, just a low spot that collects water.

This is a serious job to build a drywell in your basement especially
since should have been done before pouring the floor. A bit of major
remodeling will be required including some brutal manual labor not to
mention the plumbing and exavation for the pump and line. An
experienced plumbing company would be best cause you really need a
crew to put this thing in.