im going crazy. i have an old house with a flat roof with a gutter near the center. the water collects near the drain and leaks a lot . i and my handy man have re tarred the area, applied the white sealer, used foam and checked everything ...around the drain.. no luck so far.do i need to rebuild the area around the drain?; the water drains slowly there because of the tar build up, thus the leak.:confused: any ideas, etc .. or anyone in the la ca area who can help me.. thank you very much. paul

I get water in my basement when it rains. Not everywhere, just in certain rooms. Just water on the surface of the basement floor, it does not rise or move into all areas of the basement nor does it cover the entire floor in any room. 1) The yard does not slope away from the house enough. 2) I don't know whether there is a drainage pipe underground or not. 3) One corner of one room in the basement seems to get particularly wet from top to bottom. That's where the water was this time. In that corner, there was a little hole chipped out of the wall at the floor level. Someone told me that was put there on purpose so the water can drain out of the wall instead of sitting in the wall. I want to fix it right the first time so this doesn't happen anymore. I want no more issues with water in the basement. What should I look at or look into first, second, third in order of priority to troubleshoot the problem? What should I look for? When I find what the problem or problems are, what should I do?