On 22 Mar 2007 15:56:14 -0700, "Lawrence"
wrote:

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

I thought you meant an experience plumbing company, as opposed to a
minimally experienced one, and that the OP's doing it herself was out
of the question.

crew to put this thing in.
.....

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.

I don't want to argue, but I didn't get this impression from your
first post. And I think the OP should have understood just be looking
at the job that manual labor would be involved, with a cement floor,
and even more so after people recommended a jack hammer ("See if you
can lift the lightest electric jack hammer they rent,... ") although
these posts came after yours.

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.