On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:32:48 -0800 (PST), Mikepier
wrote:

On Feb 14, 9:09*am, N8N wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:05*am, "desgnr" wrote:

I have wall to wall carpeting in my basement on a concrete floor.
Water comes up through the concrete about once or twice a year when we have
steady rain.
Is there any solution for this problem,since i don't see any cracks in the
concrete, just the water seems to appear.

French drain. *Not cheap.

nate

I would try to avoid carpet altogether. It sounds like you have a high
water table. If you put down linolueum or ceramic tile, at least you
know water would not affect it that much.

Water made some of my vinyl?/asphalt?/? tiles come loose. The ones
that were broken from dropping things on them, but I couldn't tell
they were broken, came loose in several pieces, making it more
difficult to stick them back.

Wouldn't the water get under the linoleum and never be able to dry
out?

OP, just don't be like a neighbor of mine who put down natural fiber
carpet. In a basement! I presume you are using synthetic, and they
can dry pretty well as you probably know by now.

There are lots of threads about keeping basements dry. Try to find
some of them in groups.google, in addition to whatever is said in this
one.