Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    rent10205's Avatar
    rent10205 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Mar 31, 2011, 10:00 AM
    Rain water coming in at baseboard.
    My tentant called me today to say that a puddle of water was in the house. It was located on an exterior wall below a window. On the other side of the wall, is the front porch that is covered. The house was built in 1961, block home on a concrete slab. Although there has been heavy rain, this has never happened. I am wondering if it is coming from the window, the exterior outlet or between the block and slab. Any suggestions?
    ballengerb1's Avatar
    ballengerb1 Posts: 27,378, Reputation: 2280
    Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
     
    #2

    Mar 31, 2011, 10:04 AM

    Not really a plumbing question but maybe. I'd mop up the water and lay down newspaper. Wait and see where the water first reappears. Where do you live?
    joypulv's Avatar
    joypulv Posts: 21,591, Reputation: 2941
    current pert
     
    #3

    Mar 31, 2011, 10:08 AM
    Maybe whatever is holding the flashing down where the porch roof meets the siding above the window.. I'd climb up there first. If it's once piece overlapping another especially.
    Sometimes snow melt osmoses (?) under flashing once in a blue moon and although not ideal, people don't worry about it too much; just if it happens more than once a year.
    Curlyben's Avatar
    Curlyben Posts: 18,514, Reputation: 1860
    BossMan
     
    #4

    Mar 31, 2011, 10:12 AM
    >Moved from Plumbing<

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

No hot water coming from kitchen mixer tap but there is cold water coming out. [ 3 Answers ]

It is -13c outside not sure if that has anything to do with my problem. This morning I turned on the hot water tap and nothing. Turned on the cold got some. It's a reasonably new mixer tap. The central heating has been on all night, the shower is working and so too is the downstairs WC hot water...

No water service but rain water comes out faucet [ 3 Answers ]

My water service has been turned off but when it rains I can collect about 2 gallons of water per hour from my faucet. How is this possible?

Describe a fresh water or salt water life zone within or adjacent to the rain forest [ 2 Answers ]

Describe a fresh water or salt water life zone in the rain forest

Shower Pan Leaking - rain water coming in [ 14 Answers ]

Hi, I have 2 problems here, shower pan leaking, (plumber verified) also rain water coming in through same wall where the shower pan leak is. I just moved in to a one story Villa, a couple of months ago. I noticed that it was starting to smell musty, I moved some furniture and saw that the...


View more questions Search