AU_Prospector
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Hello,
Purchased home in the middle of a major drought in the SouthEast United States 3 years ago. When we inspected under the home in the crawl there was absolutely no evidence at all of water.
This winter was especially wet. Also there were many storms of several inches of wind driven rain from the south and the west. Around Christmas I went under the house for no real reason, but I am glad I did. In the South West corner of the home there was about two inches of standing water in a low lying area of the crawl. Also there was a 3 inch pond of water about 6 feet wide surrounding a support pylon in this area as well. I have been under the home several times since and the ponds have gone but the concrete blocks on the south and west sides of my crawl are damp and have that 'wet concrete' look about them. Should I be concerned?
There is a very gentle slope into the home from these directions, no way to avoid that. Its a slope of about 2 feet per hundred, thats a 2% grade. All other sides are graded away from home. All rainwater is diverted to the street. Crawl is packed clay with a plastic vapor barrier. The ponds were flooded onto the plastic. Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks!
Prospector
Purchased home in the middle of a major drought in the SouthEast United States 3 years ago. When we inspected under the home in the crawl there was absolutely no evidence at all of water.
This winter was especially wet. Also there were many storms of several inches of wind driven rain from the south and the west. Around Christmas I went under the house for no real reason, but I am glad I did. In the South West corner of the home there was about two inches of standing water in a low lying area of the crawl. Also there was a 3 inch pond of water about 6 feet wide surrounding a support pylon in this area as well. I have been under the home several times since and the ponds have gone but the concrete blocks on the south and west sides of my crawl are damp and have that 'wet concrete' look about them. Should I be concerned?
There is a very gentle slope into the home from these directions, no way to avoid that. Its a slope of about 2 feet per hundred, thats a 2% grade. All other sides are graded away from home. All rainwater is diverted to the street. Crawl is packed clay with a plastic vapor barrier. The ponds were flooded onto the plastic. Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks!
Prospector