First time poster and home owner, please be gentle!
My house was built in the 1980s. I am trying to find out why the concrete floor in my porch is crumbled and/or cracked around the edge.
The porch is separated off from the main house with an internal door and isn't heated. The floor has been painted with floor paint (which is the black and grey bits).
I recently pulled the old carpet up and found the edge of the concrete floor next to the door and the external wall cracked and/or crumbling. When I pulled the cracked bits up there was some rubble and possibly soil around the edge.
I think cold/water is being let in from the external brick/mortar at floor level because it looks like there are some holes/chips in it. I have tried to get a bricklayer to come over and have a look, but no one wants to
I would be super grateful if you could take a look at rhe pictures and let me know if I am on the right track! If so, I plan to fix the external brick/mortar and then fill the internal gaps with cement.
Attached pictures show:
1. Internal porch and cracked floor
2. Some of the goodies that were under the cracked pieces of floor
3. The external side of the porch
4. Some of the damaged external brick/mortar that I think is causing the problem
Thank you!
My house was built in the 1980s. I am trying to find out why the concrete floor in my porch is crumbled and/or cracked around the edge.
The porch is separated off from the main house with an internal door and isn't heated. The floor has been painted with floor paint (which is the black and grey bits).
I recently pulled the old carpet up and found the edge of the concrete floor next to the door and the external wall cracked and/or crumbling. When I pulled the cracked bits up there was some rubble and possibly soil around the edge.
I think cold/water is being let in from the external brick/mortar at floor level because it looks like there are some holes/chips in it. I have tried to get a bricklayer to come over and have a look, but no one wants to
I would be super grateful if you could take a look at rhe pictures and let me know if I am on the right track! If so, I plan to fix the external brick/mortar and then fill the internal gaps with cement.
Attached pictures show:
1. Internal porch and cracked floor
2. Some of the goodies that were under the cracked pieces of floor
3. The external side of the porch
4. Some of the damaged external brick/mortar that I think is causing the problem
Thank you!
