| Homeowner Tips Many water problems can be cured with a few simple, low cost steps. A wet basement is more than a nuisance. If your basement is finished, moisture can ruin this space not to mention spawning harmful mold, mildew and odors. Water most often enters from a rainfall, melting snow or groundwater seepage. Once water accumulates around your foundation it can enter in through holes, cracks, seams, or clogged perimeter draintile. There may be some wet basement solutions that you can do yourself. The key is determining what problem you have and if it requires professional attention: condensation, runoff or subsurface seepage. Condensation also referred to as sweating, can be assisted with a dehumidfier or humidity extractor device which is simply a fan installed at low levels where moisture collect and evacuated through the wall to the outdoors which is easier and more cost effective than dumping a dehumidifier pan. Runoff is rainwater or melted snow that isn't routed away from the hose and is very common. Check to ensure the ground outside slopes away from your house at least 1 inch vertically for every foot of horizontal travel. Then, ensure downspouts are not leaking and extend at least four feet away from the house on a downward slope, and sometimes installing a splash block helps disperse the water. Keep gutters clean and free flowing. Subsurface Seepage or Groundwater Seepage are more prevalent during storms, but can ligner on staying consistently wet, flowing in through holes, cracks or even bubbling in between where the foundation wall meets the floor. Wise Cracks* has many solutions for your wet basement. | 
