So...when I walk in the kitchen water squished up through the tiles?

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I haven't been able to find where the water is coming from. I've already checked the refrigerator. I thought it might be ice or something but it is dry near the fridge (front and back). There is no plumbing under the floor - so the leak is either coming from outside when it rains or in the wall where the sink is. It isn't traveling from under the sink so it'd have to be going under the floor from the wall and gathering in the middle.

I guess I have two questions after giving y'all the low down. 1) who do I call for this? a plumber? because what if it isn't a plumbing issue?

and 2) I had a tornado blow 2 huge (like 100 ft) trees down on my house a few months ago (feb) and I wondered if that might have cracked the foundation?

I literally have no more money from the insurance co. But they did tell me I have 2 years from the date of loss to file a new claim associated with it. My luck has been super bad this year. Seriously. It never ends.

hairyguyuk2002 · Accepted Answer

I would hazard a guess that the foundation for this property may have been constructed without a proper damp proof membrane  (dpm) which prevents rising moisture coming up through into your home , the falling tree may have damaged a foul drain or a storm drain taking rainwater off the pitched roof meaning the ground is saturated with water and because there is no effective damp proof membrane it's allowing moisture to rise up into the kitchen floor.

This needs urgent investigation by an independent professional building surveyor who should investigate for a dpm check the drains with a cctv survey looking for a break in the drainage pipes.
A plastic injected dpm can be injected into the foundation all round the perimeter of your home, this is a ln easy solution.

This may be another claim on your house insurance for drainage repair.

See link for explanation of dpm

Nosehair · Answer

Get a plumber to determine the source of the leak. Refrigerator ice makers and the lines that run water to those ice makers fail a LOT causing terrible damage from leaks. I had to replace some hardwood flooring because of one then got a refrigerator with NO ice maker.

Trevor · Answer

Is the water coming from above the kitchen ceiling ?  Wipe the floosr dry and then see if you see any water gathering on the surface to try to pin point where it is coming from.

Anonymous · Answer

As you still have an option to make a further claim on insurance, woh getting  survey, as often some damage does not show itself immediately.  meantime, take pics of the water on the floor as evidence.

Wes: i dont give thumbs down · Answer

foundation might be cracked and some places need a pump under their house to keep water from under the house.  Call the local plumber and see what they check for.

Bill · Answer

Does your house have a basement or crawl space? Do you know where the water and sewer pipes run under your house?

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So...when I walk in the kitchen water squished up through the tiles?

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