Basement Water Issue Reader Comment

The following "water in basement" issue comment came from the ever popular "Anonymous", and is a very straight-forward issue that is easy to detect...if you don't mind standing in the rain for a few minutes to observe.

After several years of trying to discover the reason for water coming down the back wall of my basement, I finally discovered that it was a problem with the gutter on that side of the house. The gutter was not correctly attached and the water directly went into the window well by the basement wall. Reattaching a new gutter corrected the problem.

Sometimes water issues CAN be detected and corrected at minimal expense. Soooo, while looking at the gutters, take the extra glance at the downspouts too - they can become disconnected from a perfectly good functioning downspout.

Thanks again anonymous for sharing your issue (and solution)!

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