We have a problem with the house, and calling a professional is financially impossible -- so I'm hoping someone here will recognize what's going on and tell me what to do!
Our house is brick, and like most houses in Texas, it's built on a concrete slab. The problem is in the walk-in closet of my mom's bedroom, which is on the east wall of the house. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a LOT of water has appeared there, saturating the carpeting in the MIDDLE of the closet -- but not the edges, so it doesn't seem to have come from under any of the walls. I can't see any sign of leaking around the ceiling light in the closet, either.
We've been soaking the water up with towels for two days now, and it doesn't seem to be returning -- but the musty odor is intolerable, and I'm afraid I may have to just rip the carpet out of that closet altogether.
Adjacent to one wall of the walk-in is the utility closet, but there doesn't appear to be any kind of leak from the water heater. Both bathrooms are far away. And on the outside wall of the house where that closet is, I can't find any sign of trouble on wall or roof.
I just cannot imagine where all this water came from. I even considered the possibility of a crack in the foundation that could have let water seep up from below -- but we haven't had a significant rain in weeks.
Does anyone have any idea what might be going on here?
Our house is brick, and like most houses in Texas, it's built on a concrete slab. The problem is in the walk-in closet of my mom's bedroom, which is on the east wall of the house. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a LOT of water has appeared there, saturating the carpeting in the MIDDLE of the closet -- but not the edges, so it doesn't seem to have come from under any of the walls. I can't see any sign of leaking around the ceiling light in the closet, either.
We've been soaking the water up with towels for two days now, and it doesn't seem to be returning -- but the musty odor is intolerable, and I'm afraid I may have to just rip the carpet out of that closet altogether.
Adjacent to one wall of the walk-in is the utility closet, but there doesn't appear to be any kind of leak from the water heater. Both bathrooms are far away. And on the outside wall of the house where that closet is, I can't find any sign of trouble on wall or roof.
I just cannot imagine where all this water came from. I even considered the possibility of a crack in the foundation that could have let water seep up from below -- but we haven't had a significant rain in weeks.
Does anyone have any idea what might be going on here?