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The pipes inside the cupboard (including the water mains) appear to be copper so it might have eroded somewhere? I've just called a plumber who has given me a reasonable quote for the work (£120 to £150). I think I'm going to go ahead and try taking off the skirting board now from the joint...

I just filled up the sink, left for half an hour. No leaking. Released all the water in one go and it created the biggest pool of water yet at the 1st pool, it seemed to be leaking slowly over the course of about 3-4 minutes. The 2nd pool near the fusebox had far less water. However, I've...

Yes, drain is at the skirting level give or take a few cm. I can't quite make out the actual kitchen drainpipe but I think it's just a few cm beneath the black gutter pipe. When I have the tap on full blast I could sometimes see a trickle of water coming from just underneath the roof pipe.

Picture of the drain, John. Unfortunately can't see the kitchen pipe which I think is just underneath that black roof gutter pipe.

I might attempt to remove the skirting today if the plumber can't make it over. No other work was carried out in the area recently other than when the electrician came over and removed one socket (after he noticed the damp wall) and rewired the other socket with the trunking. We were noticing...

Thanks very much for the info Dilalio, these are really useful tips and I'll be trying the first few steps in about one hour. About the kitchen base unit, it's on the opposite wall to the leak so could there still be a problem with base unit pipework on the other wall causing the leak to emerge...

Cheers John, really appreciate your feedback. Here's a bit of problem with taking the skirting off (other than the fact I've never done it before). When the electrician came around the other day and removed one of the sockets, he also rewired the other socket using self-adhesive electrical...

I did try shoving a (multipurpose) incense stick down the drain to help clear it. There were quite a lot of bamboo leaves collected along the wall outside, and in the drain itself. I don't know if that might have something to do with the problem? After I cleared the leaves and the drain (with...

Small Kitchen so the angle was a little difficult.. 100_2621 EDIT by Gorguruga posted 3 Oct 2015 at 11:39 AM 1st pool near door 1st pool by Gorguruga posted 3 Oct 2015 at 11:39 AM 2nd pool near fusebox/cupboard 2nd pool by Gorguruga posted 3 Oct 2015 at 11:39 AM Exterior view {1st pool is on...

Last week the kitchen electrics went out and electrician came to repair, discovered damp in the wall and had to remove one of the sockets completely due to the damp. This wall is at the side of the house where the kitchen window, kitchen door and the fusebox, as well as one remaining socket, are...

I can sort of understand - if you're having a long bath sometimes it's nice to have low mood lighting. Some people use candles and switch off the main light but a dimmer might have a similar sort of effect..

I will go ahead and do that, thanks. The hose pipe is almost directly opposite the affected socket on the other side of the wall in the garden, I'm guessing this might have something to do with it too. I've just checked the damp again and it seems that the damp area is about 10cm either side of...

I The electrician suggested that I cut out a fairly large hole from the plasterboard (about 5 to 10 times the size of the double socket) then investigate the problem further before going ahead with the wall repair.

What's the best way to fix that? I'm guessing blasting the hole with an electric heater for an hour won't really do the trick? There is decking outside and the electrician suspects that it hadn't been sealed properly so water must have seeped through over the years and eventually caused the...

He said he disconnected them from the fusebox which is only about a meter away along the same wall.