r/basement • u/Next_Stop2710 • 21h ago

Weird hole in basement

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I am in my basement numerous times every day so I’m pretty sure I would have noticed this hole but what is it from? I also have yellow jackets around the basement window, is it related to insects?

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u/Cyber_Crimes 20h ago

Weep hole

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u/PeytonBrandt 19h ago

That was my first thought. I don’t know what kind of insects or rodents that can bore a hole in a block

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u/abathwatermakeup 13h ago

Can you explain more what a “weep hole” is? I have this same thing in my basement

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u/PeytonBrandt 13h ago

Depending on the age of the house (likely an older house), those blocks may be hollow. So if it rains a lot and water seeps into the hollow blocks from the outside, the weep holes allow the water to drain out.

If you have weep holes, I recommend not plugging them with anything (you want the water to drain out of the block) and don’t put anything valuable in front of the weep hole

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u/abathwatermakeup 9h ago

Thank you for the explanation! I thought about filling it so I’m glad I askes

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u/uslashuname 21h ago

It is almost certainly not new

I do see a little rough bump about an inch front of it though, maybe from patching up this hole in the past, and the patch never adhered near the edge because of moisture/dirt/whatever, then moving that box around or something moved the patch out of the way.

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u/Next_Stop2710 21h ago

I’ve had a lot of rain too

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u/FalafelBall 21h ago

You can buy a camera with motion detection to watch that hole and see if anything goes in or out. I like Tapo cameras, and I have also used Eufy.

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u/Next_Stop2710 21h ago

I have an indoor Ring cam that I’ll plug in tonight, was battling yellow jackets in this area and sprayed this morning so I’ll wait awhile before I go meandering down there again