If the wall in my basement is leaking very slightly, is the main/only solution to the actual water issue to add grading outside? What else?

It is under a deck, which I can rip up a bit and fill with dirt, but is that likely to solve it?

We noticed from slightly bubbling paint and efflorescence.

  • KombatWombat@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I’m dealing with this right now. There’s a few things I’m doing:

    • Going to be adding dirt around the house to improve the gradient
    • Adding longer gutter drain ramps so water is deposited further away
    • Filling in cracks with quick-dry cement

    I’ve been doing the last one thinking it would be simple to just clear the cracks, but it just redirected the water around. Definitely fix the actual drainage problem first.