aanieze
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I've got a pretty good basement leak that only occurs when it's raining and blowing towards the front of the house. In the basement, it leaks right at the top of the foundation and pours down the wall.
My father-in-law works on houses and mentioned a few troublesome areas on the outside of the house that may be causing this, but even after caulking those there's still a leak.
Below is an image of the basement's leaking area. It'll soak that ruined insulation first and then slowly start streaming down. You can also see some wood damage going on over there. Judging by how the concrete around the leak is bubbling, this leak has been here a long time. This area is almost directly under the front door.
Here's an image of my front door/patio. Most of the original caulking/sealing looks good to me (but then again, I'm not a pro).
The actual front doors seal up really well and no water gets in between here, or anywhere on the first floor for that matter.
Any ideas? I don't want to redo all of the sealing on the outside of house if the leak is a different fundamental issue with the home (which is about 60 years old). We've only been here a couple years, but as you can see from that basement photo, that leak has been here for a long time.
Thanks for taking a look at my problem. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!
My father-in-law works on houses and mentioned a few troublesome areas on the outside of the house that may be causing this, but even after caulking those there's still a leak.
Below is an image of the basement's leaking area. It'll soak that ruined insulation first and then slowly start streaming down. You can also see some wood damage going on over there. Judging by how the concrete around the leak is bubbling, this leak has been here a long time. This area is almost directly under the front door.
Here's an image of my front door/patio. Most of the original caulking/sealing looks good to me (but then again, I'm not a pro).
The actual front doors seal up really well and no water gets in between here, or anywhere on the first floor for that matter.
Any ideas? I don't want to redo all of the sealing on the outside of house if the leak is a different fundamental issue with the home (which is about 60 years old). We've only been here a couple years, but as you can see from that basement photo, that leak has been here for a long time.
Thanks for taking a look at my problem. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!