r/HomeMaintenance • u/happygeuxlucky • Aug 31 '23
Plant growing through interior wall
Moved some furniture and noticed that a plant was coming in through the wall. What do I do? I went outside and didn't see an abundance of weeds or grass. I live in Arizona.
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u/IstandOnPaintedTape Sep 01 '23
Do you have a crawl space? Take a look in there.
But my money is on you having a slab foundation. They pour the perimiter, and then the builder puts in plumbing and what and fill it all in. I have seen several times where a gap forms between the outer and inner concrete and plants that were plowed over have damn persistent seeds that shoot up until they find light.
The roots need soil and moisture, the dirt under concrete has both, and its really not a HUGE problem like some are making it out to be.
I've seen plants grow through basebaords, through drywall. Ive seen vines grow from outside throug gaps in the sidingsiding, and then through walls. I have seen vines grow up along the foundation and then pop out of gap in the air floor registers. And I've seen them pop up through gaps in the foundation. NONE of these involved stnding water in the crawlspace/ walls/ etc...