Hi
I have an old (c.1900) terrace victorian house, with a cellar.
The cellar has always had damp walls at the front of the house and sometimes I see patches of damp rising up through the concrete floor.
However it is had been fairly dry outside for a couple of weeks now, but the last week or so I have suddenly seen the concrete floor showing much larger patches of damp. You can actually soak up the water that has come through with a towel.
I am confused where this water is coming from and why it would get worse in a dry period? Surely there would not be any pipes underneath a cellar?
The only thing I can think of is workmen were fixing a pot hole outside our house, which was surrounding the water main.. not sure this would have anything to do with it..
Any ideas?
I have an old (c.1900) terrace victorian house, with a cellar.
The cellar has always had damp walls at the front of the house and sometimes I see patches of damp rising up through the concrete floor.
However it is had been fairly dry outside for a couple of weeks now, but the last week or so I have suddenly seen the concrete floor showing much larger patches of damp. You can actually soak up the water that has come through with a towel.
I am confused where this water is coming from and why it would get worse in a dry period? Surely there would not be any pipes underneath a cellar?
The only thing I can think of is workmen were fixing a pot hole outside our house, which was surrounding the water main.. not sure this would have anything to do with it..
Any ideas?