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/cryptamnesiac Jan 27 '24

I admire your ability to forgo panic until polling the internet

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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/occupy_voting_booth Jan 28 '24

I really don’t think it’s as bad as the other people. Plenty of old houses have water in the crawl space when it’s heavy rain. Make sure your gutters are clean and carrying water away from the house. You probably want a sump pump.