After deciding where you want the hole start drilling with the smallest masonry drill bit you have.
Punched a hole through concrete basement floor and found dirt.
Don your mask your goggles and your gloves.
Do not wiggle the drill around to make the hole bigger.
Measure the width of the basement and then the length.
Pouring concrete in a basement is a challenge that would be accomplished through wheelbarrow loads of concrete or through a concrete feed through a window.
Let us assume there is a staircase from the main floor inside the house that leads into the basement.
Many basements are finished with concrete floors.
Homes with dirt floors in the basement are more common than we realize.
Rake the dirt floor removing any rocks that are larger than a golf ball.
Before pouring concrete you must make sure that the floor is level.
In spring water used to rise up.
Instead i dug another hole in closet and installed a sump pump.
I wasn t sure if it could be filled.
It s about 12 sq in under the basement shower stall.
Make sure you drill straight.
I have similar but much large hole.
Maybe plugged both holes and force water back to the outside perimeter drain tiles.
The concrete will seal out dust moisture insects and pests from the dirt and a properly installed floor may last for over 100 years.
Still looking for permanent solution.
Carbide tipped drill bits are the best for this kind of job.
Most pipes gas lines water lines and other inserts that need to stub through a concrete foundation are drilled for by the contractor during the.
Drill for maybe 30 seconds then pull the bit out of the hole.