Each house is individual but some common causes are:
• Cracks in walls or floors.
• Failure of the installed weeping tile system due to blockage.
• No original weeping tile system.
• Sump pump failure.
• Openings at the floor-wall joint.
• Movement of the foundation.
• Poor exterior drainage.
• Improper original materials or poor construction design.
• Extreme weather.
• Excessive exterior hydrostatic, or water, pressure.