Puddles On Basement Floor
This puddle is in the middle of the concrete floor not near any walls exterior.
Puddles on basement floor. If the basement seems to stay wet regardless of the weather check the walls for excess moisture. The fissures accumulate water that slowly moves down into the basement where it shows up as damp areas on walls and puddles on the floor. Few scenes put fear into homeowners like spotting water on the basement floor for the first time and rightly so too because this can be a sign of bigger problems and must be taken seriously. Perhaps not understanding hydrostatic pressure and its effects many homeowners have tried methods of repairing cove seepage or floor cracks that just don t work.
This kind of seepage results in a humid atmosphere that breeds unhealthy mold and mildew. There are no pipes above it or dra. The same hydrostatic pressure that causes the floor to crack will also force water through the cracks and through the cove joint creating puddles on the basement floor. That is a common cause of unexplained puddles on floors.
Puddles on basement floor after rainstorms. How and why water comes up from the basement floor can vary so investigative work is needed before panicking. You have been so helpful to me in the past that i m hoping once again for your magic touch whenever it rains hard 1 to 2 inches per half hour i get puddles of water in certain spots on my basement floor.