On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:49:30 -0700 (PDT), Mike
wrote:

This is a picture taken in my basement where the water line comes in.

http://imgur.com/K634A.jpg

I noticed a couple days ago the streak on the wall below the pipe and
a small puddle of water below. I know this cannot be good news. I
assume the pipe that runs into the house from the street has a slow
leak in it, perhaps due to tree roots growing in? I recall now that
the grass is always a little greener near the house where this pipe
runs. Now I might know why.

How much might it cost to have the yard dug up to fix a water line?
Thousands of dollars I fear. Dreading the call to the plumber.

Thanks....

Mike

That could just be ground water getting in around the pipe.
I had a similar leak around a pipe in my house along with some leaks
from foundation cracks.
Had US Waterproofing seal it all up.
They injected something into the cracks and chiseled out and replaced
the old hydraulic cement around the pipe.
Suggest you get one of the waterproofing outfits to look at it.
Shouldn't be more than a couple hundred for one leak like that.

--Vic