Recent content by Carolinexxx

I've got a clearer picture of the drain.

Yes it has cavities. I had the free government cavity wall insulation put in. The drain is at the side of the house which use to be used for a guttering pipe but it was moved to the front of house. Well the gap in the bottleneck of the pipe is below dpc so maybe the gap could be the cause after...

Yes I think so. I can get a better picture tomorrow when it is light out.

The drain I showed earlier but the gap is just underneath the bottleneck on the drain, on the wall. I had the drain doctor come and cctv the drains. Everything was great apart from the gap.

Thanks so much for your advice. Well I think I have everything covered now. The source of the wet walls can either be the previous door leaking so need to wait longer for drying out. Brickwork may need pointing. The broken bottleneck on the drain could have caused it which is due to be capped...

My builder said that was the reason my walls were wet. He said the rain has penetrated the outer bricks, wet the CWI and is coming through to the internal wall. He has advised tanking but I thought if I just sealed the brickwork outside, I won't need to tank it. That's my reason for asking about...

So you think the water from the floor has soaked into the CWI and I should wait a wee while to see if improved then?

Gutters and pipes are fine. Floor is solid concrete with terracotta tiles under laminate. Water used to like on the doorstep but I got a new front door 2 weeks ago so is now sealed. There is dcm all round the house which I think was built in the 1930's it's an old council house. There are no...

My internal walls are wet and I can only assume it is because of rainfall. There is an unused drain next to the wall outside but after having someone look at it there is a gap in the bottleneck which I will be getting capped but it didn't seem the cause as one wet wall is on the other side of...

That's better. Thanks. I need some advice on waterproofing my external brickwork and I also want to paint it. Do I put a breathable sealant on it then paint it or the other way round or just paint. CWI damage but I can't afford to get it removed. Hope someone can help. Cumbria

Thank you for replying. I probably sound dumb but how do I post? It seems simple to post on here but can't see anything to type in when on forums

Sorry to butt in on this conversation but I'm new on here and need to ask a question on diy but haven't got a clue how to start a discussion. Please can you advise me. Sorry again.