Puddle On Basement Floor

I just went down to the basement to look for leaks around my shower which i found and then noticed a fairly large puddle of water not there two days ago about 1 foot by 2 foot.

Puddle on basement floor.

The floor is tiled and the puddles are nowhere near walls or windows. That is a common cause of unexplained puddles on floors. One of the telltale signs of a basement water problem is stepping into a puddle on the basement floor. The key is to find the trail of lime deposits it left if it came in over the basement foundation under the house wall in the windows through the foundation wall etc.

Of course any water that comes into the basement for any reason hydrostatic or lateral pressure gutter spillover or oversaturated soil around the foundation or from any source cracks bad mortar joints or the cove joint ends. If you have pets or children in the house make sure it was not a kid playing with water or an accident. You have been so helpful to me in the past that i m hoping once again for your magic touch whenever it rains hard 1 to 2 inches per half hour i get puddles of water in certain spots on my basement floor. Puddles on basement floor after rainstorms.

If the basement seems to stay wet regardless of the weather check the walls for excess moisture. This kind of seepage results in a humid atmosphere that breeds unhealthy mold and mildew. There are no pipes above it or dra. Few scenes put fear into homeowners like spotting water on the basement floor for the first time and rightly so too because this can be a sign of bigger problems and must be taken seriously.