footing flooded

[nolan66]

Advised needed

My next door neighbor has just dug out some footings and they are full of water. His builder has come around to me telling me that I must have a underground water leak to my outside toilet
The footing are about 500mm deep. We live at the bottom of a slope
If I had a water leak surely the footings would over flow instead of being at the same level
Don't know anything about this so any advise would be appreciated

 

[^woody^]

Water finds it's own level. Did you not listen in science class?

 

[Joe Malone]

Water finds it's own level. Did you not listen in science class?

Yes, and it always runs downhill!

 

[Porque223]

His builder has come around to me telling me that I must have a underground water leak

Ask him how he knows that, and how certain is he that he is correct.
If he says he is 95% certain then he should gamble 95% of the cost to fix your problem. This way he shares the risk of a wrong diagnosis and if he's right his money is safe.

However, if he says his instincts tell him, then you need other opinions.

 

[noseall]

It is not unusual for foundation trenches to become flooded by groundwater or rainfall. We've had to bail out many a trench with a puddle pump.

What are the ground conditions - clay?

 

[nolan66]

Thanks Porque223 sounds like good advise and the ground conditions are CLAY, Noseal

 

[nolan66]

Thanks Porque223 sounds like good advise and the ground conditions are CLAY, Noseall

Just phoned our water supplier up and they are sending someone around on Wednesday to have a look and tell me if it is me that has a water leak or not.
If it is then I'll get stuck in and sort it, if its a water leak atall