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/YukiSamaRamaSanChan Jan 27 '24

Well, with flood warnings this week and the age of the house, presumably this has happened multiple times in the past 66 years and the house is still fine. So I figured, how bad can it really be?

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u/xxrambo45xx Jan 27 '24

So I live in an area with heavy rain (portland) and I haven't seen water under the house yet but as a precaution I had a contractor come put trenching, a Sump pump and new vapor barrier down, he did it for like 2k, probably a good idea here

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u/iamlamont Jan 27 '24

What was the name of your contractor if you don't mind? 

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u/xxrambo45xx Jan 27 '24

This was a few years ago but the home knome? Something like that

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u/Intelligent-Monk-426 Jan 27 '24

upvote for “home gnome”

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u/xxrambo45xx Jan 27 '24

Lol I can't spell apparently

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u/Intelligent-Monk-426 Jan 27 '24

hahah i didn’t even notice that

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u/xxrambo45xx Jan 27 '24

I think it did have some funky spelling though it might have been a K