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Water along walls of my basement... cause/fix?
Posted on 7/5/19 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 7/5/19 at 4:19 pm
Inside my basement, running along the walls, my carpet is SOAKED. Just had a rainstorm last night. Haven’t had this issue before. From 6” to 18” of my carpet down there is waterlogged.
Middle of the basement is just fine. No issues with water along the edges of my garage either. Anyone know what the issue could be and how to fix it?
Middle of the basement is just fine. No issues with water along the edges of my garage either. Anyone know what the issue could be and how to fix it?
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Posted on 7/5/19 at 4:36 pm to DByrd2
First off you need to lift the carpet and the pad and start running fans before mold sets in. Second, what type of walls are in the basement? Concrete? Are they finished? With what?
Posted on 7/5/19 at 5:22 pm to DByrd2
Some photos would help as well.
Posted on 7/5/19 at 5:30 pm to DByrd2
Your location says Palmdale Cali. It’s that near the earthquake? Might be some foundation problems if you had some movement.
Posted on 7/5/19 at 5:37 pm to DByrd2
What is this "basement" that you speak of?
Just kidding...here in Louisiana we call those things an indoor pool.
Just kidding...here in Louisiana we call those things an indoor pool.
Posted on 7/5/19 at 5:53 pm to DByrd2
This is one of those things you wanna call out a pro to assess. But by all means, please post pics and updates etc for all of us too.
Posted on 7/5/19 at 7:03 pm to deeprig9
How old is the house? My guess is the curtain drains around the permitter of the footing are failing, and will probably need to be re done. If your curtain drains are tied to a sump pump, check to see if your pump stopped working and is backing the curtain drain up
Posted on 7/5/19 at 9:33 pm to boatless2
Sorry, long day. Thanks for the input. The home is a rental (not in Cali anymore, so not the quake), and the walls are drywall. It is a split-level home.
The property manager had a company come and do water removal. They left fans under the carpet and want them to keep running until Monday.
It’d be hard to tell where it is wet because of the color of the carpet, as there is no standing water. I think the curtain drain comment may be onto something... the house was built in the 60s. Hopefully it isn’t a huge project, I really don’t want the wife to have to deal with folks in/around the house while I am gone for a few weeks.
Would it be reasonable to negotiate a rent decrease if this happens again/frequently?
The property manager had a company come and do water removal. They left fans under the carpet and want them to keep running until Monday.
It’d be hard to tell where it is wet because of the color of the carpet, as there is no standing water. I think the curtain drain comment may be onto something... the house was built in the 60s. Hopefully it isn’t a huge project, I really don’t want the wife to have to deal with folks in/around the house while I am gone for a few weeks.
Would it be reasonable to negotiate a rent decrease if this happens again/frequently?
Posted on 7/6/19 at 10:42 am to DByrd2
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really don’t want the wife to have to deal with folks in/around the house while I am gone
She was probably gonna have a couple guys around anyways, what’s a few more gonna hurt?
Posted on 7/6/19 at 11:51 am to deltaland
Probably curtain drain failure, or maybe failure due to no curtain drain. It’s a pretty big project, as then have to dig a 2/3ft wide by 6ft deep hole all the way around the house to repair/replace.
Posted on 7/6/19 at 12:02 pm to boatless2
Damn, when did this board turn into the OT Delta? 
Well done, though.
And ok, thanks boatless. First time dealing with this kind of thing...
Well done, though. And ok, thanks boatless. First time dealing with this kind of thing...
Posted on 7/6/19 at 2:18 pm to DByrd2
At my previous house I had the same problem. Not wanting to dig up all the shrubbery and down 8 feet to re waterproof the outside walls I hired a company to come in and use a product called Xypex. It is a substance that when water reaches it it will carry itself towards the source. It literally fills in the porous holes in concrete and waterproofs them.
https://www.xypex.com/products/crystalline-technology
My walls were concrete block with areas of poured concrete
Xypex has a consistency of mortar and paint. It was rolled on. The installer also spread it 3-4" from the walls on the floor. I think he applied 4 coats. After that I never had any water penetration. My basement was unfinished at that time and after it was sealed and I had no water for a couple of years we framed walls (careful not to attach to the walls but rather the floor and ceiling).
It was an awesome product. Since your basement is finished you could try some downspout diverters to move the water from the gutters 4-5 feet from walls. That is probably the fastest and cheapest thing to try.
https://www.xypex.com/products/crystalline-technology
My walls were concrete block with areas of poured concrete
Xypex has a consistency of mortar and paint. It was rolled on. The installer also spread it 3-4" from the walls on the floor. I think he applied 4 coats. After that I never had any water penetration. My basement was unfinished at that time and after it was sealed and I had no water for a couple of years we framed walls (careful not to attach to the walls but rather the floor and ceiling).
It was an awesome product. Since your basement is finished you could try some downspout diverters to move the water from the gutters 4-5 feet from walls. That is probably the fastest and cheapest thing to try.
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