Thanks Mark...appreciate that...

There is basically a crack there, with water coming in at the bottom, yes. I can't tell if it's really a seam or not, but there is a rusty spot higher up in the crack where the metal whatchamacallit probably was when it was poured.

There is a small patio out back, but it comes in to the foundation quite a bit further down the house. There is a huge deck that was built, that lays over top of the patio, and basically extends the whole length of the back of the house. It's not attached to the house or the foundation, basically sits flush with the ground, and is on 6x6 piers that are only a foot, maybe two, in the ground....thing seems solid as a rock...I don't *think* that the deck would have anything to do with it, but I'm no pro either.

I've also got a workshop in the basement that is unfinished, just concrete floors and studded walls with a work bench where I do my reloading. I've got a seeping leak in there that seems to be coming from the joint where the wall meets the floor, because I can't see a crack anywhere. Our house is the lowest spot in the neighborhood, there is a pond across the street that everything drains into, and I'm thinking we have a really high water table too. There has got to be a lot of hydro pressure on these walls. We have a 1/2 horse sump, with a water-powered backup, and it runs a lot...works fine it appears...but runs a lot.

I'm trying to work with the builder without blowing a head-gasket, because they are the most non-chalant, un-caring, call-dodging SOBs I've ever seen...I'd let them try to seal a crack from the inside and see if it works...but I don't know that I'm going to let them go hogwild and turn my backyard into a themepark for 2 months poking around. And I'm not sure that I'd be confident that something else wouldn't eventually leak somewhere else.

It seems to me like the B-Dry deal manages water once it's in from under the floor, instead of really trying to keep it out. I was just wondering if it's smoke and mirrors or legit. I don't think they would have been around so long if their deal was snake oil. The fact that it's a well known company, been around since the 50's, good reputation, and guarantees to fix any leaks for the life of the home after you turn them loose on your basement....kinda speaks to me.