Basement leak


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Old 04-14-14, 10:21 AM
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Basement leak

I have a leak coming from under the rec room sub floor into the furnace room. There is no water on the walls or the carpet is not wet. I need to safely remove the drywall so that I can reuse it to see where the leak is coming from. Can some one please help me out as I am a senior that built a lot of this room by myself and do not want to have to destroy it. Any help would be appreciated.
There are concrete walls that I glued pink sheets of insulation onto the walls and then the framework. I think the water is maybe coming down the wall and under the floor. Thank you.
 
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Old 04-14-14, 10:33 AM
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Welcome to the forums!

I'm not sure it's feasible to remove more than a little bit of drywall with the intentions of being able to reuse it ..... but a sheet or two of drywall isn't that expensive. That said, foundation leaks are always best addressed on the exterior.
 
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Old 04-14-14, 11:51 AM
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If you can locate the studs or furring strips you can cut down the center. That way you will have some structure to re-attach the sheet rock. The problem with reusing sheetrock though is that new sheets have a slight taper to the edges so you can mud and tape and end up with the smooth seam. A replaced section in the middle of a sheet will have all the mud and tap on the surface creating a raised area. Another option would be to just cover the seams with molding.

Best for having a smooth, flat wall when your finished would be to locate the edges of your original sheets and remove a full sheet.

Another option would be to buy or rent an inspection camera. Mine was only a couple hundred dollars. You can drill holes in the wall and stick the camera through without having to remove big sections of drywall on a bug hunt.

 
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Old 04-15-14, 11:37 AM
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Thank you for your help. I will look into the camera option.
 
 

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