Reply With Quoteit could be a broken water line. if the first spot was near a exterior wall then it would be coming in from the outside. but if it was near the center of the room then it may be a slab leak.
The carpet in one of my rooms is wet. I noticed a small wet spot on my carpet this morning. I thought the kids had spilled some water. I cleaned it up and thought no big deal. I came home tonight and the spot is bigger. I start walking around the room and my socks are wet. I move furniture away from the wall that is on the outside of the house and the carpet is soaked. The original puddle is on the other side of the room about 15' away.
The house is about 14 years old on a concrete foundation. The room the water is in has about a 6" drop from the rest of the house. Sunk in living room. Can the water be coming from under the foundation? I want to pull up the carpet tomorrow to let it dry out and find where the water is coming from.The wife wants me to call someone to do it. If I pull it myself is there anything special I should do? I have torn out carpet to throw away, but not to try and save. Should I try and save it or get new? I'm sure I will just replace the pad. Thanks for any help.
John
it could be a broken water line. if the first spot was near a exterior wall then it would be coming in from the outside. but if it was near the center of the room then it may be a slab leak.
I don't know too much about carpet but it is possible with the amount of rain that it is seeping through from the outside. You can dig down beside your exterior footing and water proof that area so that it doesn't happen again.
You might want to wait until it stops raining. The weather proof material needs to be dry.
Be careful before contacting your insurance company. Water damage and subsequent mold claims are bad news. Your residence could get "blackballed", do some research before you call them.
Maybe some insurance peeps from this board can advise you better?
Sucks to here the bad news. I would think its rain related also. You can probably eiminate the slab leak by making sure your waters not running and check your meter. I would also think you could save the carpet as well. Just dry it out. You can rent portable blowers at Home Depot this should do the trick. We used them in the office one time. Good Luck to you!
Although there has been alot of rain it is possible that this a PLUMBING problem called a slab leak. You should at least call a plumber and explain the problem. If the carpet can be pulled up from a corner you should place fans under it to dry it as quickly as possible and you should be able to rent one. You should also apply some kind of mold inhibiter and use a dehumidifier which you should also be able to rent. Your airconditioner is a good dehumidifier but if you have a heat recovery system though it make things worse. Good Luck!! :idea:
i had a problem a couple of weeks ago with the carpet getting soaked i pulled up the wet section and leaned it against our bed and put fans on it dryed pretty quick like about a day or so.threw the pad away.i also had to remove a 4" section of drywall along the bottom of the wall where it leaked in from.pain in the ass but we had a claim on a water leak a few years ago and it is one of the worse things insurance companys frown on if you can handle it yourself do it.
Easy way to check if it is a plumbing leak. Find your water meter and place a toothpick or something of that nature on the indicator. Don't use any water for 15 minutes or so, and see if the needle has moved from its original position. You might need to do this test a couple times as Ice makers and things of that nature can throw off the results.
If you have a line break in your slab, it's not going to be pretty.
If you have downspouts from your gutters outside of the wall where the water is coming in, make sure the water is being moved away from the house when it comes out. Also, make sure that your gutters are not clogged and there are no dams anywhere on your roof.
Good Luck. Hope it's not something serious.
yes it could be a broken water pipe under the slab , i have done a few of these jobs before in v.v. you might want to shut off the valve to you hot water heater a if it is a hot water line your gas bill is also going to go up untill you get it fixed , call your insurance get them to pay for it it will cost you plumbers , carpet , concrete as you know everone in this area is busy
Thanks for all the replys. I think I am lucky. No movement in the water meter for four hours. I pulled back the carpet along the wall and there is a small amount of mud along the base boards. Since it hasn't been raining the carpet isn't getting more wet. What is the best way to prevent this from happening again? I was thinking of caulking the outside were the stucko meets the foundation. Along the metal strip. Would this help? Also would it help to pull the base board off and caulk behind it?
Thanks again,
John
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