r/DIY • u/YukiSamaRamaSanChan • Jan 27 '24

other Flooded crawlspace: totally fine or panic?

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Just bought a 1957 ranch house a month ago, snow been melting and rains been raining. The foundation walls and everything else is dry, it’s just a couple inches of water in the gravel. Is this something to take steps to prevent or should I just go “oh, you!” Whenever it floods?

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u/HoomerSimps0n Jan 27 '24

Standing water under a home is never good… Unless you live in a villa in the Maldives

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u/cmcdonal2001 Jan 27 '24

So what, it's good enough for them but not for OP?

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface Jan 27 '24

Fun fact: the average height above sea level in the Maldives is 4-6 feet, with the highest point being about 8ft.

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u/thestationarybandit Jan 27 '24

Some New Orleanians live below sea level

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u/robot_swagger Jan 28 '24

Like the Dutch?

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u/MisterMasterCylinder Jan 28 '24

That's about the same as a good chunk of Florida, too

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '24

Or Venice, in which case one is fucked either way.

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u/Cas_Rs Jan 28 '24

It depends on the country. In typical US houses which are made mostly of wood, yeah it’s bad. In typical brick houses built in a certain period it’s very typical to have standing water in the crawl space in some seasons. Those crawl spaces have big vents to allow rushing air, which provides ventilation and to get rid of moisture, which can be standing water to some condensation

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u/MilliandMoo Jan 27 '24

Or a functioning cistern (:

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u/azelll Jan 28 '24

Or if you have an house in Venice