Anyone go underground?

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Brew it may not be an issue up where you live but nearly all basements/garages around here that are built underground have issues with groundwater seeping in..and its expensive to fix as well.

poor construction practices make for leaky walls
the shop i have posted is in north carolina red clay soil and never had had a leak
both my shop and home were built with proper drainage, waterproofing, gravel and footing drains

my house in michigan was built in the late 1890s and has no waterproofing
when i bought it there were no gutters, a railroad tie flower bed all the way around the house and was very wet
new gutters, downspouts, removal of the railroad tie pond structure and a little grading has given me a dry basement for 18 yrs

you can build a dry basement in any soil conditions other than a high water table