# Water, Water Everywhere--Inside My Condo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678 "2017-04-17T23:58:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/1 "2017-04-17T23:58:51Z")
Heavy rains have forced water underneath an exterior wooden panel. Water is entering my condo _through the wall!_ Buckets in place, de-humidifier & fan running. Condo laundry room & storage area has minor flooding. Woo-hoo. Extra “hoo”. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/2 "2017-04-18T00:43:53Z")
Is the water coming in at the foundation level? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/3 "2017-04-18T02:46:15Z")
Yikes, dude. Water problems are the WORST. Coming in through the wall??? Good luck with that. This could be the beginning of a whole new path in life for you (seriously, my best friends have been fighting about water with the previous owners, realtors, waterproofing companies, the city and now the county going on 9 years now). ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/4 "2017-04-18T03:57:57Z")
Let us know how this works out. I have a similar problem but it’s a slow drip after days or rain or snowmelt, yours is probably worse. Maintenance are dicks about it so I’m trying to figure out the best way to approach. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/5 "2017-04-18T10:53:36Z")
I hope you have good insurance to help you with this, it could get costly to repair water damage. I’m sorry for your troubles. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/6 "2017-04-18T12:29:58Z")
But not a drop to drink? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/7 "2017-04-18T21:49:12Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Is the water coming in at the foundation level? No, as stated, over the top of the door. \*\*UPDATE–temporary session of the rain. Fans & dehumidifier worked wonders. But rain all week, except Thursday. And maybe Thursday.\*\*☹ ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere-inside-my-condo/784678/8 "2017-04-18T22:35:06Z")
Many people can procrastinate or ignore all sorts of things, I can attest that flooding is not one of them. It sort of demands ones attention.