wet basement
Leaky underground room
A wet basement is one that takes on water—whether through seepage, flooding, or chronic dampness.
The term appears in real estate listings as a warning and in home improvement contexts as a problem to solve: The inspector noted a wet basement in the report.
A wet basement can mean anything from occasional moisture to standing water after storms.
- dampSlightly wet
- moldForm-giving container
- mustyStale from dampness
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- seepageSlow fluid escape
sump pump · waterproofing · foundation · cracks · leaky · puddles · water damage · moisture · humidity · mildew · drainage · French drain · dehumidifier · groundwater · water table · concrete · crawlspace · soggy
- building damagestructural collapse, cracked foundation, wall crack, bowing, sagging
- construction mistakescracks, leaks, mold, rot, sagging
- moisture problemsmoisture, humidity, condensation, mold, mildew
- basement typescellar, root cellar, wine cellar, storm cellar, crawl space