As the other commenter said, water travels far and the route is rarely linear. If you can somehow be certain it’s rain water entering the basement, then at least you know the source. But if it’s a leaky pipe then it may have eroded a path underground which is now impacting your foundation.
I’m no expert. But it seems to me that adding any sort of soil or rock would only be a band-aid fix without patching the crack where water is entering. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but it seems logical.
As the other commenter said, water travels far and the route is rarely linear. If you can somehow be certain it’s rain water entering the basement, then at least you know the source. But if it’s a leaky pipe then it may have eroded a path underground which is now impacting your foundation.
I’m no expert. But it seems to me that adding any sort of soil or rock would only be a band-aid fix without patching the crack where water is entering. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but it seems logical.