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How to isolated possible flooding in the basement

Steve Crisp
  • Investor
  • CHESAPEAKE, VA
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Doing my very first flip. Got a new roof scheduled for next month and getting tuck pointing completed now. Had a home inspection last month and the inspector said the foundation is solid and GTG. It rained yesterday and I have no flooding in the upstairs rooms but I have standing water in the basement. Verified that the water is turned off to the house but now I'm wondering if I should spend money to get the basement water proofed. Have any of you guys experienced an issue like this and what did you do to resolve it? 

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    Matt Stewart
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    Matt Stewart
    • Flipper/Rehabber
    • Pickerington, OH
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    @Steve Crisp  You need to figure out where the water is coming from.  Are your basement walls wet?  Check your downspouts to see if they're directing the water out away from the foundation.  Look at the grading around your foundation.  It should slope away from the house.  Next, do you have a sump pump?  If not, installing a sump pump and good drainage into a sump pit will definitely help.  Without it you may just have water seeping up from below.  Especially if the property is located in a low area with poor drainage.  Talk to the neighbors.  See if they have, or had similar issues after a rain.

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