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Determining Source of Leak in Basement?

goodhome631
12 years ago

Hello,

We have a 1959 ranch with accompanying "finished" basement for that time (tile floor, paneling, the works). On an outside wall in the basement, we have a small leak that is pooling in one corner, but it is small enough that we can't quite figure out the source (little trickles of water). Any thoughts on how we can pinpoint the general location of it without tearing out all the paneling? Soffit at top holds water pipes, but we think the leaky pipe must be close to the wall and the water dripping down the wall. (No drips off the soffit itself).

We had a flood in our basement that warped things a little overall, so it's not easy to just look at the wall and figure out that this must be where water is coming in.

Thank you!

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