Update.
I've done some digging and also some measuring. The end of the render appears to be where there is a layer of mortar, which DOES have a dpm, which is visible. Where this dpm is, this is the internal ground level. The ground level is well below the internal floor on the outside (where the soil sits). I have dug down & reach a layer of concrete about another block depth below.
There appear to be some cracks in the mortar around the dpm, can my uneducated (diy) brain assume that this is the problem? Between that & there being no beading at the bottom of the render?
Note, the water on the blocks and concrete floor is me as I needed to wash off the soil to see what was actually on the block & floor.
I've done some digging and also some measuring. The end of the render appears to be where there is a layer of mortar, which DOES have a dpm, which is visible. Where this dpm is, this is the internal ground level. The ground level is well below the internal floor on the outside (where the soil sits). I have dug down & reach a layer of concrete about another block depth below.
There appear to be some cracks in the mortar around the dpm, can my uneducated (diy) brain assume that this is the problem? Between that & there being no beading at the bottom of the render?
Note, the water on the blocks and concrete floor is me as I needed to wash off the soil to see what was actually on the block & floor.