Water under floorboards

Tulips2lips

Just discovered standing water under floorboards and plumber coming Wednesday to check pipework.  Does anyone know if this water will disappear or will it need pumping out?  Thanks in advance.

tacpot12

It rather depends on the source. If it is ground water that has risen up, it should drain away via the same route it got under the floor. It has been an exceptionally wet winter and spring so far. If it is a leak, it might drain away, but might not if the area is a layer of clay.  

You could pump it out, and this would help the area dry out quicker.

You shoudl also check to make sure that all the air bricks that ventilate under your floor are clear. This will also help dry out the area. You could leave the floorboards up while the area dries out. 

sevenhills

Tulips2lips said:

Just discovered standing water under floorboards and plumber coming Wednesday to check pipework.  Does anyone know if this water will disappear or will it need pumping out?  Thanks in advance.

I would be looking at pumping the water out, tomorrow. I doubt you will know if the level is increasing.

Albermarle

Tulips2lips said:

Just discovered standing water under floorboards and plumber coming Wednesday to check pipework.  Does anyone know if this water will disappear or will it need pumping out?  Thanks in advance.

How did you actually discover it ? By chance?

DRP

Could it always have been there. The natural water table level?

Tulips2lips

Albermarle said:

Tulips2lips said:

Just discovered standing water under floorboards and plumber coming Wednesday to check pipework.  Does anyone know if this water will disappear or will it need pumping out?  Thanks in advance.

How did you actually discover it ? By chance?

There was a strange smell and some ticking sounds so we had a look under a floorboard

Tulips2lips

DRP said:

Could it always have been there. The natural water table level?

No we noticed a strange smell and some ticking sounds so we lifted a floorboard to have a look.