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Vickie Vickie is offline
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Default Basement water questions

During the big rain event, (while the water was coming into the
basement) we went all around the house and did not see anything
pooling or draining up against the house.

The water was mainly coming in from one area, at the base of the steps
which lead down to the basement from the floor above. These stairs
are not near any exterior basement wall and we could not really see
how the water was getting there.

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I I

I I
room I
(Basement) I
one
I I
level I I I I I---- leak
area I
up I I I I I at base
of I
I I I I I
stairs I

I I

I I

I I
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We didn't have an issue around the edges.

Thanks-
Vickie




On May 28, 1:05 pm, " wrote:
Unfortunately water exists in the walls, adding weep holes wouldnt
change a THING but redirect the water away from your home.

Even water under the home can lead to high interior summer humidity
with possible mold growth.

plus whle you may drill into your floor and find gravel it may not be
gravel everywhere, the gravel may have been fill for a low spot
duiring home construction since gravel is way cheaper than thicker
concrete.

any chance of the system draining to daylight? thats the ideal choice