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I have a porch that seemed fine when I bought the house two+ years
ago, but...

We have had heavy and frequent rains this summer and the minor leak in
my basement has turned into multiple nuisance and worrisome leaks,
creating issues in my basement.

I am not ready to replace the concrete porch at this time and am
looking for advice how to prevent leaking.

Please view pictures of the porch at
http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/c...trocket/porch/

Problems I am concerned about:
1) The concrete ceiling under the left porch corner is crumbling and
falling to the floor. The ceiling area is about 12x18 inches.
2) Three inches or so of water is collected in 5 gallon bucket placed
next to the door frame under the right porch corner during a heavy
rain. The water seems to flow down the heavy wooden beam.
3) For the first time in three summers, water is also leaking in at
the right front area of the porch floor.

Thank you for reading! Any and all ideas will be appreciated.


Most water that appears under your house comes from your roof. Make sure
your gutters and downspouts are working properly and that the water is piped
away from your foundation. If you have existing pipes don't trust that they
were correctly installed. Make sure they are removing the water properly.