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What is structurally wrong if water seeps through the joint between a wall and floor when it rains?

There is no water leak on the walls. I tried putting silicone and elastomeric paint but water still comes out through the joint -the wall by the way is an "outside" wall vs. wall partitions in a house? When I removed the baseboard I saw water marks going up , so the water really leaks from the floor and not from the wall.

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1. water pressure is amazingly powerful, the way the land was excavated,the way the foundation was back filled, all plays a part in having a dry basement,, maybe you have a down spout from a gutter that is causing the problem,,the water table might be high in the area your home is,,,you might have to install a sump pump with a pit for it
2. There is no structural deficency it is an issue of bonding. are you speaking of concrete walls? if yes then this is why it leaks, when the wall was poured in place on top of the slab it was never keyed. what is keyed? keyed is when the concrete contractor stricks a key line in the edge of the slab to form a groove for the purpose of bonding and water resistence. You say you tried elastomeric paints well I will bet anything that all you did was the lazy way out and applied the paint to the INSIDE of the wall right, well am I right? you need to open up the outside of the wall that means you have to do some manual labor and dig if nessecary to get down to the bottom of the wall in question. Once you have remove ALL the backfill from the wall then you can apply an asphalt based sealant to the walls exterior, this will help stop the leaking or as I like to say the seepage of H2O. Sound like a lot of work doesn't it? Well it is, that is why you may want to hire this job out to a qualified contractor, get one that is liscenced, not one that is CHEAP. Cheap never does the job right, he only takes your money... Good luck
3. For cement basements, the walls are poured first and then later the floor is poured. This leaves a seam where the two meet. This seam is hardly ever a perfect fit so that it seals properly. You should look at your drainage instead. This type of leakage is a sure sign that your drainage needs attention. Over time plant and tree roots plug up the drainage tiles to reduce or even stop the draining.
4. you either have a defect in your parameter drain or a lack of one. to solve this problem is expensive .sometimes excess water gets in due to your gutter drains into that specific area.if this is the case you should try getting the deflectors for you down spouts to divert the water elswhere.And put down a good chalk at the seam where the water s getting in.If you have a big gap then use hydralic cement