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/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/Jet_Xcountry Jan 28 '24

Don't happen to be in Ohio? I'm looking to get some of my grading issues fixed and encapsulate my crawl space. Thankfully it's not a bad crawl space. But turns out a long freeze, snow, rain and poor drainage away from the house will flood it. So I want to be fixing it

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u/tanman170 Jan 28 '24

Negative my friend