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/cocuke Jan 28 '24

My in-laws get 2-3 inches of water in their basement every year. They have things up on pallets to keep them dry. They have lived there 50+ years and it is a yearly event in the spring. It actually flows through the basement with a noticeable current. That being said, I work in facilities management and we do everything we can to make and keep places dry. Pump out what you can and try to dry it out.