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Thanks for you reply. The mains water pipe coming in is above the concrete. I have checked most of the other pipes but some are not accessible as I have put down wooden flooring recently in 3 rooms so taking it up was the last option, although any other outcome is better than membrane failure...

Thanks for the reply. I cleaned all the vents about 3 months ago. There are also lots of vent gaps in the bricks that hold the joists up in each room. We only noticed the dampness in the last few weeks, when we noticed a quite strong musty smell. The actual damp area I estimate is about 35 - 45%...

A couple of weeks ago we could smell damp coming through the kitchen floor. We have wooden floor boards with a concrete slab about 10 inches below this in our 1958 bungalow. We cannot find any obvious leaks. After lifting some boards we found the concrete blow is damp to the touch and smells...