Smelly water in crawl space

aalina

its a ground water problem then once pumped out you will need to dig a pit about 18" deeper than the floor surface, then permanently install a sump pump in there, this will then work automatically when the pit fills with water.i hope this idea will help you all the best

Yorkie1

aalina wrote: »

its a ground water problem then once pumped out you will need to dig a pit about 18" deeper than the floor surface, then permanently install a sump pump in there, this will then work automatically when the pit fills with water.i hope this idea will help you all the best

Is there any reason why your post is a direct lift from muckybutt's post #6?

pozalina

keystone wrote: »

Are you on a hill (even a bit of a slope) and are you on clay? If so 95% it's ground water. My house is just like this. We have lived here 25 years, brought kids up in it and no-one died yet. Its bound to be damp below the DPC. You only have a rising damp problem if its getting damp and rising above the DPC level.

Cheers

Not on a slope but from what other posters have said it sounds like it is ground water.

Mojisola wrote: »

We had a permanent pond under our floorboards when we bought our 1930s house - didn't know about it until after we'd moved in!

There were two causes - the driveway had been raised and, when it rained, water flowed in through the air bricks. The surveyor paid us compensation for not noticing that during the survey. Redoing the driveway eased that problem but, whenever it rained heavily, groundwater would rise through the earth underneath the house and sit there until it drained away. In a wet period, it could be there for ages.

We used a sump and a pump for years until replacing the floors with insulated concrete. The difference in the house is brilliant - much warmer and drier! Wish we'd done it years ago.

A friend of OH has suggested the insulated concrete idea - I like the sound of that, as the floorboards can be a bit draughty!

Thnaks guys, I knew I'd get good help as usual :T