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FLOODING!...PLEASE HELP!!

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This video captures a homeowner identifying a significant water pooling issue along his house's foundation and seeking expert advice on potential solutions, specifically mentioning French drains and other exterior drainage options. The main goal is to understand the problem and solicit recommendations to prevent water damage to the house's subfloor.

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hey folks that fix it guy here and today i've got some craziness going on all right i have got some serious water pulling at the back of my house my wife sent me a picture and i was like why the heck is that like that sucks i do not want my house to flood like really i do not want water to creep in through the floor and like get into our subfloor because this is this particular room is on a slab that we built up with two by four and so if it got underneath that that means we're ripping out everything all right and nobody wants that so i need some help like i'm gonna reach out to the stony ridge farmer i'm gonna start watching some youtube videos but i would like some subscriber feedback as well like you guys are awesome man you always give such good feedback and i'm positive that people have good feedback so let's check this out and i'll show you what i got going on there's a lull in the rain right now so it's starting to soak in a little bit but i can tell you that it was almost up to there to where this line is and i feel like if it goes past that slab line like i'm gonna be in trouble like there's a couple of places that are gonna need a repair but damn i i have not got to that yet everything is just a fixer-upper right and so i need to get into that you can hear the wind howling through here so what do i do with this do i get a load of topsoil and do i just put that down through there or do i actually dig it out put french drain like what's a good temporary solution and then what's the best permanent solution i mean i feel like digging the whole thing out putting drainage underneath it um i i don't know putting flower bed down after that like something something's got to be hooked up there because it really is just it's jacking with my brain right now like i said i'm glad it stopped raining so i could get out here because man it's been raining like crazy up here so i'm asking for help i know like my channel is that fix it guy but honestly i can't know everything i can't fix everything but i'm willing to put in the work once i figure out what the answer to the question is i really hope you guys like the channel i hope you like the content if you could please click that like button and subscribe we really are just trying to help people and we're also trying to be a part of the community so thank you very much and i look forward to your answers

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