Water seeping from first floor's vinyl flooring.

[mxnerd]

Just saw it. Right in front of the french door to the patio, inside.

I guess it's the pipe to the kitchen is leaking.

My dad believe that the pipe is inside concrete slab.

Haven't open up the vinyl floor.

Thoughts?

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Old house,

 

[Greenman]

Just saw it. Right in front of the french door to the patio, inside.

I guess it's the pipe to the kitchen is leaking.

My dad believe that the pipe is inside concrete slab.

Haven't open up the vinyl floor.

Thoughts?

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Old house,

1 or 2 story house? Is the ground floor a slab? If yes, is it a floating slab? Where is the kitchen sink in relation to the leak? Pic of the leak please.

 

[mxnerd]

2 story house. It's a normal slab, not floating.

Seeping water in the middle.

Kitchen sink on the left hand side.

Where should be the pipe? Right under the door?

 

[Greenman]

It's almost impossible to tell where the pipe is without some expensive equipment. I would investigate the door before looking for a broken waste pipe. Generally speaking, waste lines aren't run horizontally through a slab if it can be avoided. Whenever a waste line goes through concrete, it's always wrapped with foam to allow some movement . That makes me think it's the door leaking. Pull up the damaged floor and have a look. The floor is toast regardless, so you have nothing to lose by looking.

 

[Ken g6]

Stop drinking the water from the floor!

(Or do you mean "seeping"? )

 

[Humpy]

When's the last time it rained?

 

[mxnerd]

When's the last time it rained?

Long time ago.

 

[Humpy]

Long time ago.

As mentioned, whenever there is water damage near a door it is almost always a leaky door. Eliminate that possibility first. If not rain then maybe melting snow or sprinkler spraying the door? You sure it's water?

At least try to narrow down if you need to call a carpenter or a plumber.

 

[mxnerd]

As mentioned, whenever there is water damage near a door it is almost always a leaky door. Eliminate that possibility first. If not rain then maybe melting snow or sprinkler spraying the door? You sure it's water?

At least try to narrow down if you need to call a carpenter or a plumber.

It could be. Yesterday my parents saw the water first.

But they washed a piece of carpet we used as doormat outside, I just overheard it but didn't see it.

Don't know whether they washed the carpet right outside of the door.

Could not reach them at this moment, but it could be like what you said.

I shutdown the water main whole night and opened the water main, half day passed and I don't see any water coming out!