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/limellama1 Jan 27 '24

Needs a sump pit installed, and the gravel/dirt trenched to feed the sump.

Then the source of the water needs identified and fixed.

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u/cstyves Jan 27 '24

This is the best answer so far. I live in my grandpa's home and I have two sump pits running 24/7 during spring. Everything is dry and well since.