7 Answers

Is it ground water or a plumbing problem?

Sounds like you have a roof or spouting problem.

Hard to say without seeing it.

Call a carpenter to take a look at it.

Consult an associate at Home Depot.

You need to dig a trench outside the wall & go below floor level. Seal the wall with a paint on water proof agent.Then line it with plastic sheeting & refill the trench preferably with concrete.Big Job! :)

it is ground water

The water proofing needs to be on the outside if it is ground water.I don't know about a license to dig.Where are you?In Australia you only have to make sure you are not going to interfere with underground cables etc,this info is available from you local council or phone company.

i only want to do just the inside will that fx the problem, if so do i have to be licenses to dig

Colleen

No, that will not stop it. You need to stop the water from coming in from the outside. Sealing only the inside will just force the water to find another weak spot in your wall to come in through. You need to find where the water outside is draining to and slope the ground away from the foundation so the water runs away rather than to your foundation. I know you just want to make the fix quick and as cheap as possible but that is never the case when it comes to water coming through the foundation.