Plumbing

Standing water in crawl space

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.38 PM

Hi all, I'm not sure how to approach this. I have got standing water under my timber joists. It looks to be 2-3 inches deep, a couple foot wide, and probably 5Ft below the joists, in it's own little well. It's located here [ https://i.imgur.com/waeWi2P.jpg ] in my house. This is the only place the water is, it's also the only place where the crawl space is larger than 2-3 Ft deep- loos like the rest has been filled in with building materials/rubble at some point. I've got no access to the kitchen sub floor currently so I've not been able to check this area. It's been there since I moved in 2 years ago. Here's [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBv_Jb6QD_Q ] the best shot of the water I can get without taking up more floorboards. And here's [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2mo7Wemhx4 ] a shot of the condition of the timber directly above the water. Since moisture under the floor is only going to lead to problems, what's the best course of action for this? Do I contact United Utilities (I'm in Bolton) and see if they can test the water to find the source? Do I get the advice of a plumber or builder, or does it depend on the source of the water? Since there doesn't look to be any damage to the wood do I just leave it alone? Perhaps even filling the hole in with soil could be an option? Really not sure where to start on this and any advice on what to do would be amazing.