On Sat, 17 May 2008 04:44:04 -0700 (PDT), ransley
wrote:

On May 16, 11:14*pm, gonzo wrote:
Apologies in advance - I'm sure this has been asked & asked, but 2800+
hits on basement and roof is a bit overwhelming.

Old house, roof needs replacement - tabs coming off during high winds,
hope to do this this fall after refi.

Wet spring (2nd wettest on record for area) and first time for water
in basement. *Gutters kinda clogged with roof material, so cleaned
out. *No rain since, unfortunately.

Possible that gutters drain into cistern next to house - brick and
mortar walls, lid caved in during rainy spring. *Have replaced one
downspout (3 total on house) with a pvc tube that directs gutter
output well away from house, 20ft or so into yard. *2nd has drain pipe
on it, again directing well away from house, maybe 12 ft. *3rd might
drain to cistern, I don't know for sure.

Water in basement seeping in from odd corners, flowing across floor to
drain. *Has to go through whole basement to get to drain. *2 areas
definately coming from below. *Basement is poured cement, several
cracks around perimeter that could go through or not (never had water
in basement except what came in through windows via high winds).


I've got the same problem. 60 year old house, poured cement basement.
Always dry. This year snow up to the eaves, which then melted in three
days so one corner of the basement is wet.

The ground is just saturated with water so there isn't anything I can
do. That I know of. I don't have a sump pump and there aren't any
channels to the drain in the middle of the floor.

I've had the dehumidifier on for three weeks and the corner is just
now starting to dry a bit. This winter sucked.

Keri