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Found out why my basement corner always felt damp

I spent six months chasing a musty smell in the southeast corner of my basement in Arvada. Every dehumidifier run, every caulk line I redid, nothing fixed it. Last week I pulled up the old carpet pad and found a small crack in the foundation where groundwater was seeping after heavy rain. I patched it with hydraulic cement from Home Depot, about $18 worth, and sealed the area with a waterproofing paint. The corner finally dried out in three days and the smell is gone. Turns out I should have checked the obvious spot way earlier instead of buying a $200 dehumidifier. Has anyone else traced a damp issue to a foundation crack they overlooked for months?

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