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Building Problem

  • 25-05-2015 7:51pm
    #1
    1954tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    I am building a small extension on to the back of my house and I have dug down to see the original house foundation. One of the places I dug, I noticed water seeping out through the top of the foundation where the footing meet it. It seems to be happening more through the night because in the morning there is more water than during the day. It starts to dry up some during the day. I don't know where it is coming from. I am not sure if I need to worry about it because water will always find the lowest point so if I pour my concrete I think it would be OK but I am not sure.


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    1954tom wrote: »
    I am building a small extension on to the back of my house and I have dug down to see the original house foundation. One of the places I dug, I noticed water seeping out through the top of the foundation where the footing meet it. It seems to be happening more through the night because in the morning there is more water than during the day. It starts to dry up some during the day. I don't know where it is coming from. I am not sure if I need to worry about it because water will always find the lowest point so if I pour my concrete I think it would be OK but I am not sure.

    Get an engineer to check it before you make a stupid decision and plough on with the build.


  • #3
    Rabbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Rabbo


    It could be anything from a burst water pipe to a ground spring. It would be foolish to proceed with foundations without rectifying the problem first. The water can cause softening and destabilising of the ground below the foundations and lead to subsidence. If you have a professional involved, get them to look at it for you


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