We have a leak coming from under the floor boards. We have it confined to the corner of the room with a sort of towel levee but the towels are soaked and the water is starting to seep through.

I have cinder blocks and a bag of garden soil. That's all I can think of that I have that would maybe be helpful. In lakeview and this nonstop rain is killing it. Any suggestions?

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Posted by geauxkw

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Member since Aug 2008

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 1:36 am to Spudly

Newspapers?

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Posted by FdougBB

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 1:53 am to Spudly

Caulk it?

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Posted by lsu480

Downtown Scottsdale

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 3:30 am to Spudly

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towel levee

Goddamn I am glad I live in the desert. I think what you have and lots of towels is gonna be your best bet! Sorry msn....that sucks badly!

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Posted by yurintroubl

Dallas, Tx.

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 4:29 am to Spudly

Go outside and see if there's a weep hole in the bricks on the wall nearest the leak. If so - temporarily plug the weep hole. If there's no weep hole visible - It may be below ground or a problem with your foundation.

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Posted by fishfighter

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:09 am to yurintroubl

Turn off your water to the house at the meter to see if it stops. Might hve a cracked water line.

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Posted by Spudly

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:43 am to fishfighter

Thanks for all the responses. Almost positive it's a foundation issue because once the rain stopped the water stopped coming in. I ended up just scooping water for an hour. Checked on it throughout the night and all was good.

So done with Isaac.

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