I noticed two little damp patches below my front room window (just above the skirting board) - there were a few weeds growing from the brick work outside and i had these pulled out and new cement put in. This seemed to do the trick and the damp patches didnt get any worse. However, ive noticed the first row of bricks at the bottom of my house look wet now. Ive also been informed by the water board that were using almost double the average consumption of water so do you think i could have a leak under the house? Theres a constant puddle in the back garden which i think is the toilet overflow which is getting looked at but im a bit worried now that there might be something else going on
Bricks look wet below window
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Best to sort out if you have a broken water main, and get it fixed.
Its normal for the 1st row of bricks to look damp if you have a water leak, it shouldnt go past the dpc level
Its normal for the 1st row of bricks to look damp if you have a water leak, it shouldnt go past the dpc level
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imamartian
what if there's not a leak, how long can bricks last being permanently wet?
Rain splash can keep them wet for weeks.
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imamartian
Can capilliary action suck moisture out of the ground upto the DPC?
No, dpc is impermeable and capillary action requires pressure to move upwards.
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