Water seeping in through wall

It sounds like you have a major problem.

Brick veneer walls are not waterproof and are not meant to be waterproof. Proper flashing of brick walls is essential. The waterproofing is on the exterior face of the stud wall and should be designed to turn the water out at the bottom of the brick wall and flow away. Anything that prevents this from happening must be corrected.

Do some reading about weep holes in masonry construction. I assume you mean that the bottom brick on the outside is 7 " below the finish floor. There should be some holes or deliberately left out mortar head joints in the exterior brickwork, well below finish floor. Water that can get out of these holes from inside the wall must be able to get away from the house. You may need to dig a ditch around the house or some other Herculean effort to allow surface water to have an avenue of escape.

You describe large windows. I would sure look into flashing details around these windows (not unusual to done incorrectly). sadly, the only proper repair involves removing the brick veneer, fixing the problem(s), and reinstalling the brick veneer.

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I didn't quite understand, but is the ground outside higher than the level of your kitchen floor by 7 inches?

It sounds like you have a good understanding of the problem and know what to do about it.

If the ground is higher, then it *should* be lower and sloping away from the house. This is not always possible though.

There are all sorts of solutions. The wall below grade can be coated with a tar like stuff, gravel can be placed near the house with a drain pipe at the bottom of the gravel. The drain pipe can go to a drywell, storm sewer, or sometimes may need to go to a pump. Here are a few links to get ideas...

Double check your measurements, I seriously doubt that your kitchen floor is

you can buy, or make a thing called a water level. this sort of thing is perfect for this type of application. heres the first example that came up in a search engine :

This happens only when water is already seeping through. That is, the ground is already saturated with water due to the rain.

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