Water Coming From Under Carpet

How to pull a section of carpet up after a water leak.

Water coming from under carpet.

Remember brick is porous and has weep holes. Recently we have noticed a wet area in a portion of the carpet. Wait 2 3 hours and check the meter again. Water seeps its way through the soil surrounding your house and pushes up against your basement floor and walls where the hydrostatic pressure is rather great.

Find a way to stop the leak. The most probable explanation for why water is coming up from your basement floor is groundwater. Could moisture be coming up from the concrete. If the meter displays that you have used water at this point then you know there is a leak in the home somewhere.

Several large puddles of water coming up through the carpet enough that it soaks through my socks when walking on it and you can hear it under your feet when you walk on it. Then you check your water meter. Then last night it seemed like there were a few more spots. This morning even worse.

Squishy floors and mold may be in your future if you don t promptly address water damaged carpet. Click on the home basement waterproofing link under your question and you will find all kinds of prior questions like yours if this is a basement foundation leakage issue rather than leaking siding or window or roof. If the soil under your concrete slab is excessively damp you may notice that your floor or carpet padding is moist. I do not know if a moisture block under the concrete had been applied in this area before the concrete was laid.

Wet carpet is easy to pull up though the. In the sunroom screened in and with removable fiberglass inserts an area of carpet has been laid i guess on concrete. I didn t think much of it i figured i had perhaps spilled water and not noticed. You may also discover that the sheetrock in the lower portion of your walls is wet.