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Hi All! We have recently purchased a 1930s built house that was lying unoccupied for over a year. Ever since the purchase we have been discovering one problem after another. There is damp everywhere, wetness and clay heaving in the crawl space, roofing needs rebuilt, etc. We spent all our money...

Apologies on late reply. I had drain person who came today and checked the drains. There were some small roots which he mentioned he will clear them off. But there was no leakage from the drain. He put dye in the water in the morning. No dye has been observed in the standing water below the...

They are black

Just checked it is a drain worm.

This is helpful. Thank u. We can see earthworms also along with water on the clay. Does this tell us something?

Assuming this is cyclical and has happened on account of years of impact, what can be done to resolve this concern? Should we be worried?

Here are some additional pics that show how far above the clay are the airbricks. We have checked for leaks from the drains and pipes already. Engineers said there was no leak related problems. We checked with the neighbours also. None of them seem to be facing issues as severe as ours.

So this is not near the bathroom area and we haven’t yet checked if this gets particularly wet after bath. But yes this does seem to get worse after / during rainy season

We will definitely check for water table. But assuming that this, in fact, is a water table problem, what solution can we look at? Is this common?

No river or stream nearby. We are on a slope though - in the middle of a downward slope.

Hi! We have recently purchased a 1930s built house in Greater Manchester. There are a lot of issues that we are discovering after the purchase. Damp and condensation are the usual culprits. Recently we found out that there is wet clay in the crawl space under the dining room. And it seems...