[dnwong]

I expected to have a foundation wall or footer under the edge of basement slab. So, did the he eat his way through the concrete?

I am guessing this must be his exit point or the second hole. He must have came up and hit the concrete slab and then worked his way out through the black pipe and footer.

So, need to figure out how to fill the tunnels after ridding the critter. Is there companies that do that? I would like to get someone with a scope on a snake (like plumbers use) and see how much of it is under the house and them pump a filler back in there.

[Vicegrip]

Originally Posted by dnwong

I think the drainpipe is to collect water near the foundation and route it to the sump pump in the basement. Its the light corrugated stuff. Probably ok to concret it back in.

I sure hope that is not the case. Gathering water along the outside of a foundation and moving it away from the building not into it is SOP. Could that be a downspout drain from an uphill side of the house?

Peanut butter makes a great bait. Most critters like it regardless of what they normally eat for a living. Have you seen the critter? A black plastic french drain pipe is a bit small for a Groundhog but just right for a rat and rats dig too. Think of a groundhog as a beaver with a different tail and no chainsaw teeth but about the same smarts* and size. Rats are real smart and hard to trap but they do eat rat baits. Might be worth getting some Tomcat rodent bait and a bait box from home depot. I have access to pro only products and still use inexpensive over the counter Tomcat.

*For some reason the ones around race tracks are not so smart and evolution has not had a chance to improve their car smarts just yet. I watched one go well out of his way running at top speed back and forth just so he could almost get hit by at least 3 cars between 9 and 10. There used to be one that hung out on the inside of the Chute for most of one summer. He sat on his haunches scratching his belly and bits calmly watching the cars go down the hill.

[chillindrdude]

Let me know if you have a large enough property, but I have a suppressed .45 handgun that will take care of that quietly.

[somdcroc]

Originally Posted by Vicegrip

*For some reason the ones around race tracks are not so smart and evolution has not had a chance to improve their car smarts just yet. I watched one go well out of his way running at top speed back and forth just so he could almost get hit by at least 3 cars between 9 and 10. There used to be one that hung out on the inside of the Chute for most of one summer. He sat on his haunches scratching his belly and bits calmly watching the cars go down the hill.

I saw my first ground hog at VIR this past weekend (between the esses and southbend) on the curbing. I thought for sure the car in front of me would hit it but missed it by what seemed less than a few inches. (perhaps the silver BMW that kept going into the infield scared it to the edge of the track) Other than geese I have never seen animals and certainly not a ground hog at VIR so I'll assume it hitched a ride in BMAN's trailer from Summit Point .

[dnwong]

Originally Posted by Vicegrip

I sure hope that is not the case. Gathering water along the outside of a foundation and moving it away from the building not into it is SOP. Could that be a downspout drain from an uphill side of the house?

Peanut butter makes a great bait. Most critters like it regardless of what they normally eat for a living. Have you seen the critter? A black plastic french drain pipe is a bit small for a Groundhog but just right for a rat and rats dig too. Think of a groundhog as a beaver with a different tail and no chainsaw teeth but about the same smarts* and size. Rats are real smart and hard to trap but they do eat rat baits. Might be worth getting some Tomcat rodent bait and a bait box from home depot. I have access to pro only products and still use inexpensive over the counter Tomcat.

*For some reason the ones around race tracks are not so smart and evolution has not had a chance to improve their car smarts just yet. I watched one go well out of his way running at top speed back and forth just so he could almost get hit by at least 3 cars between 9 and 10. There used to be one that hung out on the inside of the Chute for most of one summer. He sat on his haunches scratching his belly and bits calmly watching the cars go down the hill.

I am thinking its the drain pipe running inside the foundation and under the slab that is going to the sump.

Yes, we saw him twice in the past month. Did not know he was planning to stay.

[dnwong]

Originally Posted by chillindrdude

Let me know if you have a large enough property, but I have a suppressed .45 handgun that will take care of that quietly.

I have high fenced partially wooded 1/2 acre and no visiable neighbors. Have not seen him lately.

I took a part of the fence down when I was doing my addition this year and there still is a 10' section without a fence. Maybe that is how he has been getting into the yard....

[dnwong]

I called the county and they are going to send an inspector out to see why there is not a deep footer or stem wall under the edge of the slab. They said there should not be a easy way for animals to get under your house unless something was not done right.

[cmartin]

Good luck, I wouldnt want an inspector poking around my place. Might actually prefer the groundhog.

[BlackTalon]

Originally Posted by Vicegrip

I sure hope that is not the case. Gathering water along the outside of a foundation and moving it away from the building not into it is SOP. Could that be a downspout drain from an uphill side of the house?

Sadly some of the local jurisdictions require you to do this. Alexandria forced me to pipe the foundation drain system on the addition to an interior sump pump and would not let me connect it to the original foundation drain system (which drains to the storm sewer by gravity). All attempts to make them see the potential for basement flooding with the sump requirement fell on deaf ears.

[HoodPin]

Originally Posted by BlackTalon

Sadly some of the local jurisdictions require you to do this. Alexandria forced me to pipe the foundation drain system on the addition to an interior sump pump and would not let me connect it to the original foundation drain system (which drains to the storm sewer by gravity). All attempts to make them see the potential for basement flooding with the sump requirement fell on deaf ears.

What would happen if you piped the sump pump's discharge into the street?