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Joseph Meehan
 
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Default water seeping into bedroom - HELP!!!

jj_sutton76 wrote:
hey guys! thanks so much for all of the advice. i know that the water
isn't coming from the roof since there is another bedroom directly
above it with no leakage problems. i feel my problem is exactly what
SJF experienced. my house is located on a downgrade from the east end
of my lot and i think due to years of regrading, the landscape is now
about even with the foundation of that room. SJF... can i ask what
you did to remedy the problem?


Re-grade so the ground slopes away from the foundation for at least
10-15 feet in all directions. Make sure the run off from the room (gutters)
is sent away from the house.

I might suggest that while your observation about the other bedroom
reduces the likelihood of a roof problem, it does not rule it out. Water can
be funny. However I would do the re-grading anyway.

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Joseph Meehan

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