Water in the basement.

[Maimouna Sow]

Hey guys.

I just bought my first house, moved in last month. A couple of weeks ago, we had a very wet weekend and I noticed water stains in the baseboards of my finished basement. No French drains, no sump pumps. I’m located in Newark NJ. It’s gonna snow soon, really bad.

What should I do, and any advice on where I can get the money to waterproof the basement? Can I afford to wait a couple (5) of month before I get a contractor in there.

I already plugged in a dehumidifier, it seems to be pulling out 5 pints every 36 hours.

What should I do?

[Satha Palani]

@Maimouna Sow

Are your downspouts trailed away from the house? Do you have a blocked gutter thats over flowing?

You need to figure out what the root cause is; where is the water coming from?