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FEIGN · 09-30-2004, 10:00 AM

Can anyone please help?

Let me start off by stating that I hope I explain my problem correctly, if not, I apologize in advance.

I currently reside in a split level home, the lower level floor is about 4' underground. Last year we had a pretty bad snowstorm, about 15", which is a lot where I come from. On top of that we also got 6" of rain the next day. That's when I noticed I was getting some water seeping up through my carpet on the lower level, all levels of the house are finished. I cant be certain but I beleive the water is coming in where the concrete block wall meets the concrete floor along a wall in my laundry room in one particular area of the "basement". Not all of the "basement gets wet. It now happens every time I get a lot of rain, 4" or more. But it is not a lot of water, and it dries in a day or two. And since it is finished I don't want to start pulling up carpet and ripping off sheet rock, unless absolutely necessary. The exterior yard of this portion of the house is a concrete patio, approximately 35'X35',it is also where my central air unit is located outside, so excavation would be very expensive. so I would really prefer not to excavate to find the problem or the repair. I checked and made sure that the patio is sloped away from the house. I am worried about mold and rot in the walls and under the carpet. So, I am wondering what would be my best course of action? I don't want to turn this into a huge project if I don't have to. I also don't want it to be an expensive one.

Any advice would be graetly appreciated.

Thank you.

09-30-2004, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
FEIGN Upright Location: NEW JERSEY	Home Repair - Water in Lower Level Can anyone please help? Let me start off by stating that I hope I explain my problem correctly, if not, I apologize in advance. I currently reside in a split level home, the lower level floor is about 4' underground. Last year we had a pretty bad snowstorm, about 15", which is a lot where I come from. On top of that we also got 6" of rain the next day. That's when I noticed I was getting some water seeping up through my carpet on the lower level, all levels of the house are finished. I cant be certain but I beleive the water is coming in where the concrete block wall meets the concrete floor along a wall in my laundry room in one particular area of the "basement". Not all of the "basement gets wet. It now happens every time I get a lot of rain, 4" or more. But it is not a lot of water, and it dries in a day or two. And since it is finished I don't want to start pulling up carpet and ripping off sheet rock, unless absolutely necessary. The exterior yard of this portion of the house is a concrete patio, approximately 35'X35',it is also where my central air unit is located outside, so excavation would be very expensive. so I would really prefer not to excavate to find the problem or the repair. I checked and made sure that the patio is sloped away from the house. I am worried about mold and rot in the walls and under the carpet. So, I am wondering what would be my best course of action? I don't want to turn this into a huge project if I don't have to. I also don't want it to be an expensive one. Any advice would be graetly appreciated. Thank you. __________________ Remember, where ever you go, there you are.