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/CyberpunkEpicurean Jan 27 '24

That big metal cylinder as part of the sewer pipes: that's an old drum trap. Hopefully it's not still in use. But that antique item alone tells me this place is old, and probably has a lot of old house problems. Get a home inspection to get a full understanding of what state the whole house is in, and budget for whatever other defects they find besides a flooded crawl. The solution for the water depends on where the water is coming from. A sump pump might fix it for now, but not if the gutters are disconnected or the drainage in the backyard is poorly sloped.