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An alarm junction box (inside the house or ip box), with a tamper connection is the correct way, but you can use whatever you like, jellies, bullets etc. in a ip65 box as it should stay dry, providing you use glands and bottom entry the cables.

Thanks guys, Totally understand what you mean. I didn't have a chance to do much more investigating tonight as I finished work late.....again! I did however tape the polythene to the wall and had a root about in the cavity and discovered a brick tie covered in cement which was about level...

The ground is about 3 courses below dpc, there is a down pipe in the corner which I have dug out to check and the soil is dry all around it. Its a bungalow, nothing above, had a new roof 2 years ago when we extended on the back & south side side. Has been a problem since we moved in 10 years...

Concrete floor. r896neo- I don't think the wall dpm and floor dpm meet as you described (my new extension is though) as I have knocked a hole in the wall and couldn't feel it, just lots of rubble as far as I can reach each either way. Is this a modern technique as the house was (badly)...

Hi all, I believe I've found why the wall in my spare bedroom is damp (If my measurements are accurate), it seems the bottom of the skirting board/floor is lower than the DPC! If this is correct what can I do? Please see picture below, sorry about the quality/size.