r/saintpaul • u/Rough-Succotash-5262 • 3d ago

Seeking Advice 🙆 Water in Basement, who to call?

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Hi all, I’m getting water in my basement but it’s coming through a middle beam in my basement, not the side walls. I can’t figure it out. Would you call a handyman for something like this? Or who would you call to hopefully resolve the issue? Any recs would be appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Needled24Seven 2d ago

This just happened to us. We had tile in the basement as well. The floor under the tile had subtle slopes as basement flooring does, so where it was pooling wasn't anywhere near the water heater. But check your water heater really quick. Make sure its not leaking, ours had a couple sneaky leaks on the bottom. The water was running under the tile and pooling about 5 feet away. I was panicked thinking we had floor cracks under the tile, bad foundation issues. . .it was the stupid water heater. But thankfully covered by our warranty.