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Purely hypothetical question asked on another site about a house someone is thinking of building.
The area has a very high water table–I don’t know specifics, so imagine extreme. Poured concrete footer/foundation. No basement. Assume waterproofing on outside of concrete. Assume perimeter drains. I don’t know what else to assume. The question is: what can one expect in the way of water wicking up from the bottom of the footer? Does one take special precautions, or is it a non-issue? Can it wick higher than the water table, for example, up to the sill?
This really is a hypothetical–not an “I have this ‘friend’…” kind of a question. I didn’t know the answer and was curious.
Jim
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Purely hypothetical question asked on another site about a house someone is thinking of building.
The area has a very high water table--I don't know specifics, so imagine extreme. Poured concrete footer/foundation. No basement. Assume waterproofing on outside of concrete. Assume perimeter drains. I don't know what else to assume. The question is: what can one expect in the way of water wicking up from the bottom of the footer? Does one take special precautions, or is it a non-issue? Can it wick higher than the water table, for example, up to the sill?
This really is a hypothetical--not an "I have this 'friend'..." kind of a question. I didn't know the answer and was curious.
Jim