Hi All,
I have a damp issue that I'm struggling with. It started on an internal wall near the back door about 30cm from the floor or perhaps behind the skirting board. We have tried clearing the gutters which seemed to help for a bit but now it has come back with a vengeance. It stated forming semicircle patches up to a third of the way from the floor and has now starting coming from the other side of the wall to meet in the middle. It's also making it's way in on the other side of the door.
We sealed a crack in the UPVC that ran all the way up with silicone but it still keeps getting worse. We dug up part of the gravel trench next to the building which which I thought may be a french drain but there is no pipe in there (but lots of soil mixed in with the gravel). There also appears to be chunks of what looks almost like a skirt made or mortar that has fallen off round about where the DPC is that runs under the door outside.
It's 1960s terraced house. I've uploaded some photos.
Has anybody seen something like this before and could offer some suggestions please?
Many thanks
I have a damp issue that I'm struggling with. It started on an internal wall near the back door about 30cm from the floor or perhaps behind the skirting board. We have tried clearing the gutters which seemed to help for a bit but now it has come back with a vengeance. It stated forming semicircle patches up to a third of the way from the floor and has now starting coming from the other side of the wall to meet in the middle. It's also making it's way in on the other side of the door.
We sealed a crack in the UPVC that ran all the way up with silicone but it still keeps getting worse. We dug up part of the gravel trench next to the building which which I thought may be a french drain but there is no pipe in there (but lots of soil mixed in with the gravel). There also appears to be chunks of what looks almost like a skirt made or mortar that has fallen off round about where the DPC is that runs under the door outside.
It's 1960s terraced house. I've uploaded some photos.
Has anybody seen something like this before and could offer some suggestions please?
Many thanks