I hate to belabor a point, but here are a few more crawlspace photos.  Where does that water in the crawlspace come from?  These photos, not all from the same house, show a few ways water can get into the cspace.  Enjoy!

The above two photos show drain lines penetrating the foundation wall.  That part is normal.  What is not normal is the lack of, or inadequacy of the closing off of this penetration.

On this shot, there is a downspout.  Just imagine how much water pours into the foundation area from this arrangement.

The previous picture was responsible for the water entering at the basement floor/foundation wall joint. 

There are many other ways water enters of course.  The whole point of this post is that, for a minimal amount of effort and/or cost, many ways can be solved.  All it takes is proper detailing.  This is not to imply that there aren't sometimes major drainage issues that can be expensive.  Just remember that there are many causes, and not all are expensive.

Thanks for looking.

David Helm

www.helmhomeinspections.com