To Mimi and others, MAJOR problem plague finding cause(s), SUCH AS - your house(s)’s roofing (esp. shared adjoining - on twins), deteriorating walls, poorly sealed / silled windows, blocked or leaking of spouts and drains, various conditions of grounds, under-ground water table(s), too much or too little vegetation - SO many possible contributing factors…
Might a swimming pool or a fruit tree be of interest to you??? If I had to be GUESSING here, I’d probably check the footings first! Also, if they are at issue, molds, rodents, and/or damaging bugs could seize on the opportunity and thereby invade harming more!!… Will send names off-line. Richard Conrad rdcon...@verizon.net > On Sep 14, 2015, at 8:15 PM, Mimi Iijima <steveandm...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, Neighbors -- > > On very rainy days, water seeps up from the floor of our basement. While the > water drains away with better weather, with an increasing number of severe > weather days, we're noticing that this seepage happens more frequently. The > house that's our twin also has the same problem. Do you have this issue or > advice about containing the seepage? Do you know of experts who deal with > this problem? > > We have a well functioning sump pump and dehumidifier which help keep our > basement dry and mildew free, but we would like to put a stop to the seepage > altogether. We've read that 90% of basement leaks are the result of surface > water that does not drain into the soil and believe this is the case for our > house -- on rainy days, the large yard behind our house always has a large > pool of standing water that is clearly not being absorbed into the soil very > readily. > > Please e-mail me off line. If anyone has access to UC Neighbors, would you > forward this message to that listserv? Many thanks for your help! > > All best, > Mimi Iijima > 1009 S Farragut > steveandm...@hotmail.com <mailto:steveandm...@hotmail.com>
