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    Newly fitted basement window - bulging walls and damp

    In this instance would the whole elevation refer to a photo of the front of the property, where the window is located? As full a frame of the front of the house including the window as possible? I'll take some photos in the morning, and can knock up a drawing of the front exterior if that would...
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    Newly fitted basement window - bulging walls and damp

    To be honest I'm not sure if it's a cavity wall, though I doubt it based on the pictures below. Have had a bash about and there's quite a strong smell of mould and damp coming from the feature hole I've just installed. It looks as though they've slapped a load of mortar into the hole and left...
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    Newly fitted basement window - bulging walls and damp

    Smoke and mostly mirrors, the room used to be a gym and still has the old mirrors on it. The basic floorplan I made has the layout of the room. - Apart from the cracks shown in the pictures so far internally and externally, there aren't any others that have appeared. - No obvious gaps under the...
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    Newly fitted basement window - bulging walls and damp

    Hi Ree and Notch, Thanks for a quick response. Here's a photo of the wider area, the condition of the walls is a little tricky to work out as they're covered by two large mirrors, but considering there's no movement or cracks on the wall facing into the room I'd be surprised if the problem was...
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    Newly fitted basement window - bulging walls and damp

    Exterior situation: I believe the black sealant is the painter's attempt to seal the outside but I'm not sure it's particularly effective. Thanks, Oscar
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    Newly fitted basement window - bulging walls and damp

    Hi all, Looking for some advice on next steps. We had a new upvc window fitted to our basement in June last year that involved digging out a large section of earth, laying some stones in the base and bricking up the dug-out section (see photo 1). However, in September we noticed mould...
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