Possible Basement Leak?

[Armstrong]

Recently, I was in my basement and noticed some condensation build-up behind the vapor barrier along my basement wall.

We haven't had any significant rain in a couple weeks and have had very hot days for over a month now. My initial thought was that the condensation was being trapped behind the vapor barrier and simply 'pooling'. I figured it was a matter of hot wall + cool basement = condensation build up.

The grass around the perimeter of my house is bone dry (yellow/brown in fact) which to me suggest this shouldn't be a leak. However, we have a small garden along the adjacent wall that recieves periodic watering.

Any ideas? See some pics below of the water accumulation:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/Armstrong7/BasementCondensation_b.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/Armstrong7/BasementCondensation.jpg

[smmetz]

Hmm, I guess I would first make sure the garden is graded slightly away from the foundation. Secondly, I would take down the vapor barrier and insulation, seal the cement with something, then put the dried-out insulation up again with the vapor barrier. Hopefully by taking these actions inside and out, you can fix the problem.