Hi All,
I'm hoping I can get some advice please.
We recently bought a bungalow (40 years old) and found that a corner bedroom had damp in the corner and going along the gable end wall. Low down and nothing above 6 inches except for the corner of the plaster that seems damp but that could be the decorators caulk I used and the emulsion has dried a different colour?
I had a look outside and the drainpipe on the corner was draining into a soak away, when I put my hand down it was full of fine roots and backed up. When I put a hose pipe in it over flowed within a few seconds.
Rather than find the soak away and re-dig it I diverted the drain pipe down the gable wall to the other end of the gable and it to the other drain pipe. that one drains in to the main drain so drains fine.
I thought this would resolve the problem for us.
But, I have found that the lower wall and floor are damp again now the weather has turned cold and damp.
Lifting the carpet/underlay the floor is wet. I think its a concrete floor but hard to tell as its painted in bitumen type stuff. (maybe to try and stop this issue in the past? and it seems all the floors are painted in this stuff)
Along the lower part of the wall is cold/damp with mold on skirting's. Also noticed the other bedroom on that gable wall is wet through on the walls behind wardrobe and bed but seems better since pulling out slightly and getting more heat in the room.
So is the problem still the soak away that's filled? if so shouldn't the damp proofing stop the water getting inside?
Is it the floor membrane that's failed?
Is it the wall damp proof that's failed?
Is it a leak from above and running down inside the gable wall and then soaking the wall?
We do need to replace the roof next year as its an asbestos factory type of roof covering so needs to go, but it still looks to be in good condition and no visible cracks etc.
I'm hoping I can get some advice please.
We recently bought a bungalow (40 years old) and found that a corner bedroom had damp in the corner and going along the gable end wall. Low down and nothing above 6 inches except for the corner of the plaster that seems damp but that could be the decorators caulk I used and the emulsion has dried a different colour?
I had a look outside and the drainpipe on the corner was draining into a soak away, when I put my hand down it was full of fine roots and backed up. When I put a hose pipe in it over flowed within a few seconds.
Rather than find the soak away and re-dig it I diverted the drain pipe down the gable wall to the other end of the gable and it to the other drain pipe. that one drains in to the main drain so drains fine.
I thought this would resolve the problem for us.
But, I have found that the lower wall and floor are damp again now the weather has turned cold and damp.
Lifting the carpet/underlay the floor is wet. I think its a concrete floor but hard to tell as its painted in bitumen type stuff. (maybe to try and stop this issue in the past? and it seems all the floors are painted in this stuff)
Along the lower part of the wall is cold/damp with mold on skirting's. Also noticed the other bedroom on that gable wall is wet through on the walls behind wardrobe and bed but seems better since pulling out slightly and getting more heat in the room.
So is the problem still the soak away that's filled? if so shouldn't the damp proofing stop the water getting inside?
Is it the floor membrane that's failed?
Is it the wall damp proof that's failed?
Is it a leak from above and running down inside the gable wall and then soaking the wall?
We do need to replace the roof next year as its an asbestos factory type of roof covering so needs to go, but it still looks to be in good condition and no visible cracks etc.
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