Recent content by Steve J

Update: Yorks Water are coming out to check their pipes and drainage. They implied over the phone that they reckon it's the rain that's to blame but they'll come and check anyway. Oh, and next door have the same problem. They've been in their house only 2 months longer than we have. They...

Thanks John. For the record though crawling about in confined spaces is not really something I'd look forward to! I'll see if I can get into the soil near the house tonight to see if the water is just soaking in naturally. There is a drainpipe that comes down from our roof and goes into...

The ground appears to be hardcore rather than concrete upon trying to get a stick into it. It's not just soil anyway. Nope - even in the understairs cupboard they did a great job of the laminate! The kitchen is the only floor we'd be willing to sacrifice in order to get a better look as...

Help! We've had a crazy amount of rain in Harrogate recently (like in the rest of the UK) and we've had the smell of damp in our lounge for a few days. We have a small letterbox sized air vent in our lounge floor (possibly for the gas fire) so I stuck my arm down there with a camera...