"Donna" wrote in message
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... 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.

Any and all advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

I had a second pump put in a corner that wasn't draining properly. The guy
cut out a square with a circular saw, dug a pit, and worked a plastic basin
in. A lot of work, but nothing too difficult. The dust was HORRIBLE.
I had him plumb it to the sanitary sewer, which I later found out is
illegal; but it only came on when the first pump was overwhelmed, so it
didn't amount to much.

Since you obviously don't have drain tiles, getting one corner dry may not
do much for the other corners; which is why I had the problem. My house
originally had no sump or tiles, but they put a sump in after it flooded 3
times the first year (I found this out after calling the original owner when
I started having problems.)