On Mar 21, 8:27 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Lawrence" wrote in message

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.

Don't listen to this guy, it is easier than you may think. Yes, it does
take a bit of labor though to break concrete and dig. .

You buy a pump and you buy a plastic sump liner made for exactly this
purpose. The hard part is cutting the concrete floor. You can score it
with an abrasive blade in a circular saw, they with a rented jack hammer or
muscle and a sledge hammer, you break out the concrete. Dig for the sump,
then put some stone and the liner, put the pump in place, then run a drain
line.

They showed this on Ask This Old House a couple of months ago. Sorry
Lawrence, maybe you are not up to it but Tom and a woman did the job in her
house. Check out some information on episode 425.http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tvpr...esources/episo...

Here is the basin http://www.akindustries.com/

My good man, the show you refer to is very popular and you are right
to say it is possible to do it yourself. Note: A professional
plumber was onsite for that installation and that is what I
recommended. Also, those shows are quite a lot more scripted than
you think. They make it look easy because that is what they are paid
to do. Laborers are often available off screen.

Yes, it is easy to throw a pump in a hole as long as your are
comfortable with manual labor. You will have a higher likelyhood of
a job that you will be happy with for years to come if you hire a
real plumber and laborers.

Since your have called me out personally I have to tell you... I am
capable of solving any plumbing problems that I have including a
drywell if necessary. I answer questions in this forum, I do not post
them. My goal is to be helpful rather than confrontational. This
person specifically asked if I thought she could do it. She did not
ask if is possible. I gave her good advice having a high likelyhood
of success.