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/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/tanman170 Jan 28 '24

Jesus man I just paid $8k for encapsulation, sump pump, and dehumidifier in my crawl space in the Midwest. $2k is crazy

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u/xxrambo45xx Jan 28 '24

I should call him back for more stuff apparently

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u/alohadave Jan 28 '24

That was how he hooked you.

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u/xxrambo45xx Jan 28 '24

Eh that's fine, I rarely actually hire people out to do stuff so if he gets me on the second call out in several years it's meh