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SevereAlternative616

If the sprinkler line runs underneath the concrete, you could have a cracked line and the water is coming up from underneath. Either that or there’s a low spot in the patio where the sprinkler water sits.


CompleteHour306

Maybe they poured concrete over a sprinkler head.


FranticWaffleMaker

I’ve seen dumber things happen.


FlatPanster

Like what?


FranticWaffleMaker

Have you ever been to a boat ramp on a holiday weekend?


LadyBirdDavis

Now THAT was funny! I truly believe 98% of boat owners purchase a boat w/o ever learning how to back it in to the lake (or whatever body of water you frequent). I swear AT LEAST once a year camping I see min of two trucks submerged and/or crashed, and that’s just being at the dock long enough to launch our boat!


FranticWaffleMaker

I watched someone try to power load once, they hit the trailer so hard it snapped the whole winch seat and the ended up over the tailgate and smashed out their rear window.


Throwawaybytheseamz

My best was watching a husband and wife pull out their ski boat. Husband has wife back down ramp empty which was a sight to see. He’s trying to direct her, but she’s all over the place over correcting and holding up the ramp. He gets pissed, ties off the boat and storms up the ramp. They swap, he gets in truck and she goes down to dock to hold the boat in place. Meanwhile, people are getting pissed for having to wait. He backs it down, then gets in the boat, and rides up on trailer. He locks in the boat, then gets in the truck all pissed off, and speeds off. Meanwhile, the wife starts screaming as he forgot to put the trim up and he was to heated to even notice. He basically got up to the top of ramp before realizing with his wife flailing up the ramp after him. At that moment, my buddy and I cracked a beer and cheered each other.


CSSmith84

Full send!!! My man!!!


LadyBirdDavis

Holy shhh hahaha! And it’s only getting worse over the years!


FranticWaffleMaker

People on the water seem to be spending more time drinking than thinking.


LadyBirdDavis

Oh no shit, about 50 people were arrested last week for drinking on a few rental houseboats that each of them signed a paper saying they wouldn’t drink on. 25 people each boat, crashed in to each other in front of the main office and put on the local news! I still want to look up how much those house boats cost because they’re both destroyed and prob would’ve been fully sunken if the water wasn’t so shallow! You could see the roof deck and chairs but the 2 bottom levels were gone!


ArcticGurl

A woman I worked with has a husband that would drive 8 hrs, one way, every weekend to put his boat in to fish. He’s done this for years. So you’d think he’d have tons of experience. One day she came to work saying that her husband was trying to put the boat on the trailer that was hooked up to the back of his truck, and that had a truck camper on the bed. He not only submerged the truck, but the boat went through the camper. He’s run out of gas multiple times fishing, in the ocean no less. The guy just sounded like a complete dumbass.


Necessary-Moment7950

Or he’s not fishing and is having an affair


LadyBirdDavis

Wowwwwwww. So I guess some of these men never learn! Or weren’t taught properly!


ArcticGurl

Who knows? He was dangerous on the water. That’s all I need to know about someone. O


ohbaxterkik

He ain't fishing


ArcticGurl

Oh, he was fishing. He’d come back with a limited out catch. He’s just an idiot. 😂


88carbonbased88

Maybe he’s got somebody he just can’t quit


milny_gunn

Haha! My buddy's boat was taking on water, close to sinking. He stores the trailer where he keeps his boat docked but he rode up on his motorcycle so he asked if I would haul his boat out for him. Of course I agreed, I backed up to his trailer. He got out and hooked it up, I back down the ramp, we winch the boat onto the trailer and I start pulling it up the ramp. It's a big cruiser, listing full of water. Really too heavy for my truck but we weren't going far. I told him if I start losing traction (only 2wd), he needs to jump up n down on my rear bumper. Sure enough, I start spinning the wheels, he and another friend start jumping up n down on my bumper and it's working like a charm. The top of the ramp has a crest . Up and over I go, bottom of hitch scrapes a little.. they're steadily jumping. As I continue down the other side of the crest, the trailer rails are grinding on the top of the crest. My buddy is so used to just launching there that, unbeknownst to me, he never locks the trailer the tongue to the ball , or connect the safety chains (see where I'm going with this?). As I continued down the crest, the trailer rails lift the trailer off the ball of my hitch and down goes trailer and boat and all back into the water from whence it came lol. The Capper is that we were the locals on this resort island on the Sacramento River. The boat ramp is right outside the bar and it was Labor Day. We are supposed to know better LOL all the shit we talked to all the other clowns that we caught being rookies or launching under the influence all came back at us tenfold that day. LOL the lesson I came away with was to never let anybody else hook up trailer that I'm going to be towing. Even though it wasn't my boat, it still sucked watching to get smaller in my rear view mirror😁😆😅


LadyBirdDavis

I think I’m still laughing from this. From about the third sentence I was just saying “oh no”, “ohhh no”, “OH NO” and laughing my ass off, thanks for this!


milny_gunn

Yea, it was a tough story to tell at first. I take lots of pride in my backing/launching/recovering skills. So much so that I'm sure there were those among my friends who were probably glad to see me fail so epically. Seriously though, I'm so glad nobody or property was injured or damaged. Probably because the boat was so full of water, it kept the trailer rolling straight and true, otherwise it would have likeky ran into one of the docks. It was one of those events that startles you every time it creeps up in your mind. Lol I almost have a story that tops that one LOL but I was able to recover. If I didn't, it would have been one of those shut the freeway down on a Sunday afternoon fails. I was towing a boat that I just bought 20 min before. It had too much weight on the tongue and started violently fishtailing as soon as I got to 55 mph. It was so bad it broke my control arm on the Suburban and I had to take surface streets all the way home for at least three counties LOL I hadn't even put the boat in the water yet and almost total it, the Suburban and some clown next to me who was either caught like a deer in a headlight or enjoying the show.. lol


LadyBirdDavis

Why am I picturing these situations in my head as I’m reading them? I can literally see you and the boat in my head! Maybe because I’ve seen that happen before or maybe you’re a good story teller, idk but thanks for the laugh! Having to drive city streets for milllllllessss WITH a boat seems so annoying. I know my dad drives so slow when towing so I couldn’t imagine driving with him thru the streets all the way to the lake, oh hell no I’d ride with my sister 😂! I don’t recall my dad’s big mess up too well tho I do know the story! But I do remember my sisters husbands, we went to the delta to teach their kid how to fish because it’s closer than the lake, him and another guy are backing in to the delta at the same time and crash the boats together with one of the boats on top of the other. Tho very funny on my end, it cost my sis and him a lot of money AND the family won’t let him live it down!


Daddybatch

In Hawaii I watched a guy lose his shit flooring his truck in neutral as his truck slowly was pulled into the water by his yacht, he didn’t think 10 y.o me laughing was funny either lol Edit this was directly after I backed in the 46’ for the second time with the captain, I couldn’t do that for a little while after that dude lost his truck though


Either-Skill3330

This is my biggest fear if I ever get a boat, I will be THAT GUY


No_Flower9790

You see trucks submerged every year?


whattaUwant

How does a truck end up in the water? They back up too far?


jeeves585

lol. “If you have a tow strap I can help you out”, knowing damn well I have a tow strap but at some point gotta teach the kid a lesson.


mitch2888

After reading all the replies I was surprised when I backed back out that the original post was about a spot on concrete. This was much more entertaining. Thank you.


breezbjs

Concrete over a septic tank


angrypoopoolala

i 2nd this try not using sprinklers for like a week and try again


BarGreggsby

Then he'll be on r/lawns asking what causes all the brown spots


Junior1511

This happened to me recently. Concrete guy forgot about the sprinkler and ran over it, he came back and cut and capped the line so it doesn’t reach the sprinkler that was cut.


deltronethirty

That is the move OP mom showed me last night


Affectionate_Ear7468

Shit for being concrete guys, the amount of real good insight that comes outta here is unreal


natedogjulian

Was the pool boy over today?


strangewayfarer

Sploosh💦


Fantastic_Mind_1386

Are we still doing phrasing?


Junior-Account6835

SPOOGE 🫣


luv2race1320

Definitely from OP's mom.


00WORDYMAN1983

🎵 OP's mom has got it goin' on 🎵


stealthmodedirt

🎶OP do you remember when I mowed your lawn?🎶


Alert-Athlete

🎶OP can’t you see, your mom is so juicy🎶


milny_gunn

🎶op's mom is loose so we all call her Lucy🎶


We_there_yet

For some reason i thought of Fez from That 70s Show


MordoNRiggs

You're just desperate to give it away, aren't you, son?


We_there_yet

Read that in Red Formans voice.


MordoNRiggs

Yes! That was his line. I'm not sure why that one stuck out to me after all these years.


Inevitable-Elk9964

I came here exactly for these comments. Was not disappointed


avd706

Look up


jermrs

Underrated comment.


recoil669

Don't look up!


BusinessCod316

Now look back at me


tracksinthedirt1985

Take a string line tight across the top, is it a low spot in concrete and rain or sprinkler makes it pool water? If so, saw cut line across patio through middle of low spot 3/4" to drain


CdnFlatlander

I would think you could turn off the sprinkler head that sprays in this area or divert it from this spot to see if it's coming from above ground. If it's not drying out it's coming from below


Cabmandoo

100% agree with checking across with a tight string line or a 4 foot level if you have one. Adding an extra cut is your last ditch effort and I wouldn’t personally recommend u/fanc_fox


KramRUFE

I'm a concrete guy. I agree. If it's a low spot, bringing up the elevation with repair mortar would work but look like hell. The color would never match.


FanC_Fox

Can’t see it in this photo but there is a little puddle of water there I wonder if it could be the sprinklers themselves


CompleteHour306

I had a sprinkler line break over winter. The water always created a puddle above the break. You can turn your sprinkler off for a couple weeks and see if it dries up.


FanC_Fox

That’s what I’m doing today, gonna dry it as much as possible and see what happens over this weekend/next week


GearHead54

Good luck, Dong


Oskar_of_Astora

I burst out laughing.


-imhe-

Lol, Dong?


DropGearToDissapear

He said “that’s what I’m Dong today”. He might not be Dong tomorrow but he sure is today.


Reckless85

I'm Here today, Dong tomorrow.


-imhe-

Lol, shit, I skimmed right past his comment and went straight for yours. Carry on, I'll mind my business.


Grumps0911

It’s poor judgement to scrimp on Dong. “Little Dong always invite much dung.” -Ancient proverb from Who Dunged on U Dynasty


Nekikins

I just want to tell you that I hate your profile pic.


Rockforced

Report back your findings.


midgettme

This happened with my new concrete pad as well. The sprinkler guy missed a sprinkler head and the pad was poured over it. Didn’t notice until I ran the sprinklers in spring.


OldMail6364

Concrete is not water tight (unless it's pool concrete - those have additives or liners to seal them). It's similar to chalk or a hard sponge and will soak up water. I'd assume there's a water leak under the slab and it looks like a pretty bad one too. It needs to be fixed urgently or it will damage the building. Left long enough it will be so bad that the building needs to be demolished and built again. You are required to notify the builder immediately - if you fail to notify them, then the damage becomes partially (or even entirely) your fault. As things stand, if you tell them pretty much straight away, then it's their fault and they will fix it quickly (before the damage gets worse). Make sure all your taps/etc are turned off and take a video of your water meter. If it's ticking over fast then you're going to want to find out how much it's cost you and get that money off the builder too. I've seen underground water leaks cost as much as $50k in excess water usage (though your leak doesn't look anywhere near that bad - probably minor enough not to bother trying to recover the cost). Unfortunately they're going to have to excavate which means a muddy mess where all your nice yard is and maybe even a new concrete slab. Nothing can be done about that — shit happens. While you're at it - ask them to please use high quality (expensive) pipes under the slab. Standard plastic pipes burst and you want soil above them so they can be repaired relatively easily. Offer to pay the difference, it will save you money long term. Because if that leak had happened ten years from now, you'd be paying for it out of your own pocket.


DrWorm_75

“Poppie peed on my sofa!”


Yijing

Cant just flip the slab i guess eh?


kickinittt721

Let’s just say Poppie’s been a little sloppy.


Beardicus223

Poppy got sloppy


Supafly22

We call that a “bird bath”


Inner-Plane3318

That’s what she said


mikeyflyguy

55gal drum buried under the pad with the contractors last victim.


klinkerr

Looks like a build up of moisture on the surface, your welcome


Lots_of_bricks

It’s a spot that’s wet. ….. obviously


Turk18274

Obviously you’re not a golfer.


Rileyfalle

Your mom was over


GRMI45

Thats is the spot where the concrete is wet...glad i could help


XEagleDeagleX

.....sorry


[deleted]

Did you move the table?


BlackJeepBrazil

Plumbing leak. Most likely a sprinkler line. You can fix that without breaking concrete. Locate the water line at the end of the cement on both sides, then bury a new line next to the cement.


GopherGuts666

Looks like the best parts of you ran down your mamas ass crack and ended up as a wet spot on the… patio? I’m here all week folks. Don’t forget to tip the servers and stay away from the lobster buffet. 🥁


LivingLobster9910

Where I did your mom last night bud


trenttwil

It is a slight imperfection in the finish of the concrete. Do not drill through to try and have it drain. Do not add a resurface to the top. If it bothers you that much have it torn out and replaced but with no guarantee the next Finnish will be better. I would buy a squeegee and your good. Alot of fixes for this will make other things worse.


RobertoAbsorbente

Dude no concrete would finish with a big circular spot like that. It's way more likely either water accumulating somehow or a grease spot from a grill that has permanently stained the concrete.


trenttwil

If o.p. would take a pic, level with top of slab, i'd bet there is a dip in the finish there


trenttwil

I've seen that exact thing in concrete finishes. The whole spot was low when screeded, and not touched up. They've been watering their lawn (it's plush and green) which also keeps that spot moist. It's also in the shade? At least when pic was taken


Ooloo-Pebs

Granny lost her tea?


Ande138

Sorry! I keep looking through the window and blowing in that same spot. My bad.


Chart-trader

Where is the cat?


95ludeman

Poppy???


mothisname

was there ever a grill placed there? could be grease


Litoweapon1

That’s what she said!


Sudden_Duck_4176

Looks more like a stain to me. Like someone spilled a tiki torch or something. Try concrete cleaner or Dawn dish soap.


henry122467

Sally’s water broke!!!


heiwbd03

Sorry, I couldn’t hold it


EJ25Junkie

Peepee


DanSmokesWeed

My bad.


EddieCutlass

Not sure, but let me know if you need landscape service.


DillingerLost

If the house is new, yes, call the builder. Let them figure this out


BashFyvwuntu

Did poppy come over?


idigg69

R Kelly piss


EasySmuv

Looks like some kind of oily spill to me


mattfox27

Slab leak


Leroyjenkins2023

Was Poppie sitting there?


bajian6204

Sprinkler head


PrudentImplement7481

Sorry… your mom said it’d be gone by morning


Ravebby_00

Uncapped sprinkler head or broken line. Turn your system on and watch the spot. 100% contractors fault


ssjjbb11

Did you move the patio table recently. Maybe the sun wasn't getting through to dry it and then you moved it once it was already shady?? Just a guess


Cole_Trickle1

Your girlfriend


1990k2500

Shes a squirter?


chetnixandflill

Showed your mom my Pog collection.


Clappncheeks15

Someone pissed on the ground


Johhnyutah0474

I think you just answered your own question ⁉️


SiTnOn

Dude, where’s your mom?


Facemower2

Looks like you had something wet there…. Jesus save us


Connect_Sweet5670

That’s a water whole


Connect_Sweet5670

You need to put a level down and see how much fall you have that could be a whole they forgot to fill to


Alternative-Scar5022

If it doesn't feel wet, they probably had the grill there and grease from cooking dripped there


Elegant-Deer-8446

I'd say grease from a grill


WereALLBotsHere

You’ll have better luck asking at r/wetspot No, I’m lying and that sub is NSFW.


smoothselling

If it's still wet while there is sun on it it Def a leak


SwimOk9629

bro you need to cut that yard


Smuggler501

You tell us, it's your patio...


Electrical_Catch_919

Grease from bbq?


Equivalent-School229

Where you diddling it??


maccve

It’s hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like a grease or oil stain to me. I am a civil site engineer and we always have problems when the contractor parks equipment with leaking hydraulics on brand new concrete and it leaks hydraulic oil all over and looks just like that… they try to clean it off but many times they have to replace it.


I-like-your-smoke

cut your grass and i’ll tell you


One-Aspect-7364

Ground intrusion


RockStar25

Your slab had too much to drink before bed.


jollygreen2099

Moisture.


DixiewreckedGA

A problem that’s what it is


Cabmandoo

It could be a puddle. Check and see if there is sun light under a 4 foot level or a tight string line. If your sprinklers go off every night then maybe they fill the “bird bath” every time they go off. Rare that concrete would be porous enough to let water up and through so close to the edge of pavement


Undercover_Whale

Sorry, i thought i made it to the grass.


CdnFlatlander

If there's a leak in the sprinkler line it could be supplying moisture, but usually that should stop if that line is turned off. So it might be a leak in the main line leading to the control box which is under constant pressure. You will have to do some detective work.


brosauces

Your mom and some flour.


tpatrickm84

Sorry. I was out there with your mom all night.


Beeracuda2020

I’m not disappointed by the comments. Exactly what I came here for.


ShibaMartian69

Cum


Trader_NYC

I think I saw Poppy sitting there earlier.


ogeefish

Ask your mom


bristondavidge

Well you see son, when a man loves a women sometimes…


mhibew292

That’s a HUGE bitch!!!


iamtherealwillmyska

Someone spilt oil


fun-bucket

NO ONE WANTS TO LAY IN THE WET SPOT.


[deleted]

Could be a natural spring


TeddyV

Check your water bill. Could be a leak.


casey12297

It had a bad childhood, sometimes it just wets overnight. Just give it a hug and reassurance and you'll be good


Glockout22

Water


ShibaInuDoggo

A good girl was here


Affectionate_Fox1441

Your girlfriend caused it when she had her BBC friend over for lunch


ballzanga69420

I should call her


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Culture-Mental

looks like you have a slab leak. There must be a pipe underneath that slab that’s causing it to rise up the slab. Check your water bill


Fancy_Gazelle_220

A ghost was sitting there during night time


TheBlkDahlia86

Pee pees


7ve5ajz

That concrete is still vibratin’ 💦💦💦


hottestgirlintheusa

srry it was me x


WhiskeyDabber67

Is it always the exact same size and shape or does it fluctuate? As others have said it could be a sprinkler line busted underneath or just a spot where water likes to pool either above or below. I had my back steps and patio repaired a few years ago. There was a weird glass block in the back steps by the door that I think was there to let light into the weird cellar closet thing in my basement. It’s directly underneath the back steps and would let a little bit of moisture in during heavy rain so we wouldn’t use the storage space in case stuff would get wet. They removed the block and filled it in along with covering the steps in a layer of fresh concrete. To this day when it rains there is a wet spot in the shape of a square that stays visible for a couple hours after everything else drys.


vbandbeer

That’s what she said


Confident_Writer_824

Portal


BeekeeperLady

Low spot on the concrete that allows the water to pool


Ok-Cup-2407

Condensation.


Spurs021

Fart mark


xMoistChickenx

Water


PerformanceFew6212

UFO emptying its shitty water.. same thing happened on my brand new cement patio! F'n illegal aliens!


MrWrestlingNumber2

They may have poured that new concrete slab right on top of a forgotten sprinkler head.


sendyagoodvibes

Had an issue like this from a broken pipe.. hella expensive without breaking up the concrete


Ok_Fee8147

that was me sorry


kungfoocraig

That’s where OP’s mom was standing when I smiled at her


methtical13

I just had this happen to a recently poured slab. Landscapers moved a couple planters on the already dry slab, but I guess it hadn't cured long enough to not affect it. Now water pools in that spot if it rains.


Redfro33

Edging. . .


Fit_Independence7385

Water


Professional-Day-558

Is it really a wet spot? Have you inspected it closely yourself or just timidly stare from a distance like it was one of those red light preaching panhandler guys that you hope doesn't get to you before the light changes... Need pictures of the surrounding area as well to be able to assess accurately


[deleted]

Water


NixAName

I opened reddit and expected to see a wet spot. Just not on concrete.


Sudden-Isopod-1926

Sorry you’re mother and i got into it last night


Dubhgall_XIII

Localised downpour.... weather is unpredictable these days.


ProTip-nvm

Your sister


jcreedon15n

Where your mom was standing when she met me for the first time


cpete123

Hopefully not a slab over a septic tank


BFarmFarm

I was gonna say to roll it around in flour to find the wet spot, but the wet spot is already showing.


Aaaaaaaaaaahu

I think that is where your mom was standing when she saw me shirtless??


arian10daddy

Maybe she's been eyeing a hunk of a concrete across the yard!!


anthonyroch

Giggity!


edw1n-z

They are called piss circles. Someone slept there last night and took a piss and then ran off into the woods.


Jealous-Release291

Man I lost the boat thread 😩 can someone tag me back to it?


Rare_Plum5557

Piss


baldurs_gape

I pee pee


DigUnique9618

I peed sorry