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Message: [QUOTE="mussels, post: 4849810, member: 5722"] I agree with F101Voodoo on this. You should consider a repair with an injectable hydrophilic grout before going the plumbing/sump pump route. The grout is injected into the cracks and it follows the water back along the path through your slab. It then expands to a closed cell foam which seals the crack. problem with sump pumps is that they need electricity and you’re most likely to loose power during the same type of weather event (hurricane etc) that will flood your basement. not sure how extensive your cracking is or if you’re a DIY’er but you can find kits on line for a couple of hundred bucks. The pros will likely have better equipment. only problem I see here is that it probably works best on an active leak since I think the grout needs to trace the path of the water. If nobody gets to it before everything dries out it may not be as effective. (stuff to research) [/QUOTE]