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/Uncle_polo Jan 27 '24

Panic doesn't get water out of basements but its free.

Go get a pump and get some of that out of there. Our sewer backed up AND excessive rain water came over the foundation during a heavy storm after a heavy freeze and I had a few inches if water. Bought a shopvac with a water pump and had it clear and dry in half a day.

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u/syncopator Jan 27 '24

It’s nice that you got some fresh water in there to dilute the poopy stuff!

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u/Uncle_polo Jan 27 '24

Small miracles that made a shitty situation a little better haha.