u/RememberYo

After a heavy storm on Friday, today I found a soaked rug in my finished basement. Traced the water path: it's entering at the foundation wall directly below a basement window, running along the wall-floor joint, and pooling under the laminate a few feet away — water came up through a seam when I pressed on the floor. Pulled up the wet section: a couple planks are swollen with small mold spots on the underside, everything else is dry.

The likely culprit: the window well outside on that wall gas some soil and literally has plants growing in it. My theory is that area isn't draining properly or something? I need advice.

Barely any mold on the laminate only in the corners a small amount.

Curious what others think — does this read right to you, or does the evidence suggest something else? Do I need to cut up the dry wall?

After a heavy storm on Friday, today I found a soaked rug in my finished basement. Traced the water path: it's entering at the foundation wall directly below a basement window, running along the wall-floor joint, and pooling under the laminate a few feet away — water came up through a seam when I pressed on the floor. Pulled up the wet section: a couple planks are swollen with small mold spots on the underside, everything else is dry.

The likely culprit: the window well outside on that wall gas some soil and literally has plants growing in it. My theory is that area isn't draining properly or something? I need advice.

Barely any mold on the laminate only in the corners a small amount.

Curious what others think — does this read right to you, or does the evidence suggest something else? Do I need to cut up the dry wall?

After a heavy storm on Friday, today I found a soaked rug in my finished basement. Traced the water path: it's entering at the foundation wall directly below a basement window, running along the wall-floor joint, and pooling under the laminate a few feet away — water came up through a seam when I pressed on the floor. Pulled up the wet section: a couple planks are swollen with small mold spots on the underside, everything else is dry.

The likely culprit: the window well outside on that wall gas some soil and literally has plants growing in it. My theory is that area isn't draining properly or something? I need advice.

Barely any mold on the laminate only in the corners a small amount.

Curious what others think — does this read right to you, or does the evidence suggest something else? Do I need to cut up the dry wall?

After a heavy storm on Friday, today I found a soaked rug in my finished basement. Traced the water path: it's entering at the foundation wall directly below a basement window, running along the wall-floor joint, and pooling under the laminate a few feet away — water came up through a seam when I pressed on the floor. Pulled up the wet section: a couple planks are swollen with small mold spots on the underside, everything else is dry.

The likely culprit: the window well outside on that wall gas some soil and literally has plants growing in it. My theory is that area isn't draining properly or something? I need advice.

Barely any mold on the laminate only in the corners a small amount.

Curious what others think — does this read right to you, or does the evidence suggest something else? Do I need to cut up the dry wall?