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Any thoughts on this dampness now I have pulled off the skirting board? This corner is an alcove between chimney breast on the party wall and external wall - the external wall being where the radiator is located. Looks quite long term dampness given the radiator is rusty in that corner - no signs of leakage from the radiator/pipes though (although interestingly that radiator doesnt work - I've yet to figure out if that is stuck TRV or blocked pipe, another job!)
On the other side of the external wall is a deck at about internal floor level, with the boards going at right angles to the wall then with another board on top along the wall (to hide the gap?) so I cannot see how close to the wall the main boards are. I will try and get a picture of this later. The bricks on this external wall near the dampness look dry enough with a large roof overhang but the mortar between some of them is poor with the pointing gone. When it rains water does seem to pool on the deck but doesnt seem to run towards the house. Doesnt look to be big gaps between the deck boards either so not sure how much ventilation there is underneath.
In some of the pics you can see the cavity wall insulation where is brick is missing - is this ok? There feels a nice breeze coming up from under the floor with the skirting off, but I am not sure if the decking has covered any airbricks in that external wall. I think I might take up some of the decking tomorrow to see if there is anything suspicious underneath.
Any thoughts on this dampness now I have pulled off the skirting board? This corner is an alcove between chimney breast on the party wall and external wall - the external wall being where the radiator is located. Looks quite long term dampness given the radiator is rusty in that corner - no signs of leakage from the radiator/pipes though (although interestingly that radiator doesnt work - I've yet to figure out if that is stuck TRV or blocked pipe, another job!)
On the other side of the external wall is a deck at about internal floor level, with the boards going at right angles to the wall then with another board on top along the wall (to hide the gap?) so I cannot see how close to the wall the main boards are. I will try and get a picture of this later. The bricks on this external wall near the dampness look dry enough with a large roof overhang but the mortar between some of them is poor with the pointing gone. When it rains water does seem to pool on the deck but doesnt seem to run towards the house. Doesnt look to be big gaps between the deck boards either so not sure how much ventilation there is underneath.
In some of the pics you can see the cavity wall insulation where is brick is missing - is this ok? There feels a nice breeze coming up from under the floor with the skirting off, but I am not sure if the decking has covered any airbricks in that external wall. I think I might take up some of the decking tomorrow to see if there is anything suspicious underneath.
